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I dont understand it. Most I can do is multiply. Can't do long division on paper.

Never got it in school, failed algebra 101 3 times. Only passed by hours of tutoring every day.

I enjoy applied math if its something like calculating tolerances while building an engine, but I cant figure out an algebra equation or do large multiplication stuff at all.

I dont know what multiplication tables are either. I just know how to count up so if I need 8x3 I count 8,16, ah, 24!

Also diagnosed adhd and likely autism doesn't help.

I wish I liked math, because I love computers and mechanical engineering etc but its always held me back. Luckily my job now requires applied thinking not really math so I get to mostly do interesting stuff without complex math.

i used to not like it, because i struggled heavily, arithemetic was more annoying than algebra and higher, and not useful in the longrun. I think people have more problem with writing English papers than math. its a somewhat arbitrary subject, depends on the instructor(some are super-nazis of english writing, and others try to try to understand the gist of your essay, still need proper grammar) i struggled alot in english writing. surprisingly a lot of people arnt well practiced in grammar up to college level. Some instructors will rant on your paper how its inexcusable that its written a certain way.

Simply put what you find easy somebody else doesn’t and same in the reverse.

What do you enjoy? Somebody else won’t. Everybody’s mind is wired differently. It’s very much the same reason. Why one person will enjoy working on their car. Getting their hands greasy and the next person would never enjoy that.

It doesn’t make logical sense. Why does the 3-4-5 triangle work out cleanly, and yet π and e are irrational? How can 0.999… and 1 be exactly the same number? Who cares about solving lost and unprovable theorems — how do these help anyone?

It was fine until some insane motherfucker decided to get the alphabet involved. Nope, fuck your x to the power of a squared equals unknown, I'll stay over here where the sane people are.

Geometry is okay I guess. Shapes and shit. Much better than letters.