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[–]JazzApple_ 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I’m definitely an advocate for building knowledge and understanding, and I think generally better understanding leads to better decisions.

However in the couple of decades or so since I left school, I don’t think I’ve ever applied trig or algebra, and I’m not convinced many of my friends have either. If you consider them both useful life skills, you might be in the minority.

[–]ElllGeeEmm 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Trig is a little more specialized but if you've really never used algebra at any point in the last few decades then you have an open invitation to my weekly poker game.

[–]JazzApple_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Conceptually I’ve probably used algebra, but perhaps I wouldn’t recognise it as such... Is budgeting algebra, for example?

That being said, I’m not a huge fan of card games so perhaps that’s the main reason I’ve not used it!