https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It’s about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it’s worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I’m probably biased because I wrote it :)

  • youngalfred@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Typo in article:

    If you are however willing to except the possibility that you are wrong.

    Except should be ‘accept’.

    Not trying to be annoying, but I know people will often find that as a reason to disregard academic arguments.

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      1 year ago

      Thank you very much 🫶. No it’s not annoying at all. I’m very grateful not only for the fact that you read the post but also that you took the time to point out issues.

      I just fixed it, should be live in a few minutes.

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      1 year ago

      A person not knowing the difference in usage between except and accept sounds like a perfectly reasonable reason to disregard their math skills.