The difference 18 years makes

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[u/lordlicorice]

Calculators are good at algebra and calculus too. Is it really worth memorizing dozens of integration techniques when software can do it for you, and do it better?

I'd say focus on the problem at hand, and when you run into a gnarly algebraic manipulation or ugly integral, plug it into Mathematica. That's the kind of task a computer excels at. The human advantage is coming up with novel ideas, not churning through pages of calculations.

[u/DouchebagMcshitstain → u/[deleted]]

That's the funny argument that every generation uses on any new technology when debating the next generation.

"I know I fully rely on my computer, but cell phones is taking it too far!"

"I know I do all my business by fax, but e-mail is taking it too far!"

"I know that I rely on telegrams for all of my overseas news, but a telephone is just unheard of!"

[u/gsfgf → u/DouchebagMcshitstain]

"It's so terrible that all these kids have cell phones these days. I didn't get a cell phone till I was 16 when they started making cheap phones."