Do you remember the last time you used trigonometry or solved a quadratic equation in a real world scenario? That's basic math and it already has limited value. Also, see here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405904
Why do we have the Olympics when we have machines? Why do we have libraries? Why do we have gyms? There will always be humans who want to know, and in some capacity, be strong and find their limits; sometimes physically, sometimes mentally.
Erdemli A, Audrin C, Sander D. An Integrative Appraisal Model of Epistemic Curiosity. Affect Sci. 2025 Nov 13;6(4):714-725. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-025-00328-7 PMID: 41694073; PMCID: PMC12894534.
Do you remember the last time you used trigonometry or solved a quadratic equation in a real world scenario? That's basic math and it already has limited value. Also, see here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405904
Yeah, I wonder why they taught us arithmetic when calculators invented, we would have been totally fine being vegetables
Why do we have the Olympics when we have machines? Why do we have libraries? Why do we have gyms? There will always be humans who want to know, and in some capacity, be strong and find their limits; sometimes physically, sometimes mentally.
Erdemli A, Audrin C, Sander D. An Integrative Appraisal Model of Epistemic Curiosity. Affect Sci. 2025 Nov 13;6(4):714-725. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-025-00328-7 PMID: 41694073; PMCID: PMC12894534.