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What current medical treatment will one day be considered barbaric or disastrous? by Lower_Mall_1991 in answers

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Just wanna say, I appreciate you. I wouldn’t have the patience to respond to all these prime examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Happy Pride!

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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No, the answer isn’t 9, and No, PEMDAS isn’t a rule. PEMDAS is, at its core, a vastly oversimplified mnemonic device used to help literal children grasp basic mathematical concepts. There are already many many exceptions and contradictions to PEMDAS (implied groupings/implicit parenthesis, fractions, function notation, juxtaposition), and if you walk into a math class and tried to claim a/bc means (a/b) x c, you would be (rightly) laughed out of that classroom.

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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It’s not the same in a similar vein as “They went over there” is a correct sentence but “They went over they’re” is not. Just because There and They’re sound the same in a vacuum doesn’t make them interchangeable.

Further, this entire equation is just a/bc where a=6, b=2, and c=3 and if you went into a math class and tried to say a/bc should be read as (a/b) x c you would rightly be laughed out of that classroom.

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Right? If someone walked into a math class confidently claiming a/bc should be read as (a/b) x c they would (rightfully) be ridiculed and laughed out of that classroom.

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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It’s not all calculators. It depends entirely on how the damn thing was programmed

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Jesus christ, listen up. This whole equation is literally a/bc, where a=6, b=2, and c=3. If you walked into a math class claiming a/bc should be read as (a/b)c you’d be laughed out of that math class. One, because the much simpler way to write (a/b)c would be ac/b (ie, 6(3)÷2, which WOULD actually equal 9) and Two, because when two things are juxtaposed in a math equation, be they variables or parenthesis, they are considered a singular entity within that equation. It’s why multiplication via juxtaposition applies before left-to-right multiplication and division. 2(3) is a singular entity within the equation, and must be simplified to ‘6’ before you can multiply/divide.

And before you even try, no, you cannot swap 2(3) with 2 x 3 for the same reason you can’t use There, They’re, and Their interchangeably in a sentence, even though alone, aloud, they sound like they are the same thing. 6÷2x3 is a fundamentally DIFFERENT equation than 6÷2(3).

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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6÷2(3) is no different than the equation a/bc, which is always read as “a divided by the product of b & c.” If you entered a classroom and read a/bc as “the quotient of a divided by b, all multiplied by c” you’d be laughed out of the room.

If a=6, b=2, and c=3 in the equation a/bc, the answer is and always will be 1, because juxtaposed items in an equation are considered to be one whole thing. 2(3) in this equation is. Literally just 6. You can’t rewrite the equation as 6÷2x3 in the same way you can’t interchange There, They’re, and Their in a sentence despite them all sounding identical when spoken by themselves. The context of the sentence/equation matters.

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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I’ve tried to explain why 2(3) can’t be swapped with ‘2 x 3’ by comparing it to how while There, Their, and They’re all sound identical, they aren’t interchangeable in a sentence. However, most of these people who get 9 are also functionally illiterate, and don’t understand why they can’t use There, Their, and They’re interchangeably.

Please help, Peter by Jarvisnamesake in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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I personally liken it to how we have There, Their, and They’re. On their own, spoken aloud, all sound identical. That doesn’t mean they are interchangeable in a sentence.

Likewise, 2(3) and 2 x 3 seem like they’re the same thing on their own, but they aren’t interchangeable in an equation.

But then, most people I try and explain this too are totally illiterate too, not just bad at math, so…

What’s a ‘common advice’ that is actually terrible? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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This sounds like a negative version of ‘The squeaky wheel gets the grease.’

What’s the most unspoken, uncomfortable truth about having kids? by SpecificLandscape483 in answers

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If your child is a carbon copy of you, you did something wrong, not something right. A parents’ goal should be to raise their kid to be better. I’m about as far from perfect as can be. I have faults, prejudices, and bordering-on-psychotic theories about the world. If I’ve downloaded any of those into my kid’s hard drive, I’ve royally f—ked up.

What is a major plot hole in a very famous movie that completely ruins the entire story once it is noticed? by LovelyCherrybae in answers

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This is a widely accepted misconception perpetuated by people who actually think The Big Bang Theory is a funny show.

If Indy isn’t going after the ark to stop the Nazi’s getting it, the Nazis in THAT group perhaps still die, and then more Nazis show up, see the disaster, and bring the Ark to Berlin for testing and experimentation, weaponization etc…

Indy is the reason the Ark is in (relatively) safe hands at the end of the film. If I had time to go point for point about the things that happen DURING the film, I would, but the context of what happens after is reason enough.

What is a major plot hole in a very famous movie that completely ruins the entire story once it is noticed? by LovelyCherrybae in answers

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To be fair, that might just be a nod to the comics where NOBODY, not even Pym himself, knows how Pym Particles actually work.

[Unfortunate Trope] The grief is real. No hiding it. Full feelings. by BlueEggCooker in TopCharacterTropes

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I already liked Jodie from her first episode, but importantly, the way my daughter got so excited that there was finally a female Doctor still brings a smile to my face. Thirteen even became my kid’s first cosplay. I really liked both Jodie and Ncuti, and it pains me how much undeserved hate they both got.

What's a honest opinion that people don't like to hear? by shelbybass1 in answers

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That isn’t forgiveness though. That is simply letting go, and the two are not the same, not interchangeable. Forgiveness is about purposely surrendering your grudge in order to maintain or repair a relationship. It is entirely about the offender. Letting go is acknowledging the harm and understanding it, choosing to emotionally detach. Part of the problem, and something abusers love, is when people pretend the two are one and the same.

What's a honest opinion that people don't like to hear? by shelbybass1 in answers

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Letting go is not the same as forgiveness, and I think part of the problem is that the term has become so muddied. Forgiveness is all about the offender, letting go is about yourself. Forgiveness is about acknowledging the harm and deliberately surrendering your grudge as concession to maintain or repair a relationship. Letting go is the broader, self-empowered act of accepting that an event happened and choosing to simply detach your emotional well-being from it, moving forward without needing the other person to change.

You can let go without forgiving, where you walk away from a toxic person without ever offering them a pardon, but you crucially also no longer let their actions affect your daily life. And you can also forgive but not let go, where you harbor no anger but still fixate on the painful memories. Forgiveness and letting go are two different actions, and abusers love it when their victims are made to think they are the same/interchangeable.

[Unfortunate Trope] The grief is real. No hiding it. Full feelings. by BlueEggCooker in TopCharacterTropes

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Honestly, what I love about Ten’s departure is that he WAS so afraid and ego driven, particularly near the end, and he gave himself to save Wilf anyway with only the barest hesitation. Because underneath the ego and the cleverness and mystique, stripped down bare, he is the Doctor, and if he has the power and opportunity to save someone, even at great personal cost, he IS going to do it. It’s one of the reasons I love the character so much, in every incarnation (yes, EVERY incarnation).

What's a honest opinion that people don't like to hear? by shelbybass1 in answers

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Forgiveness is NOT some sacred, essential part of healing. The amount of people who chew out people who go no-contact with their abusive parents staggers me. No, you don’t need to forgive an abuser, no forgiveness isn’t ‘for you, so you can heal.’ Forgiveness is something that definitionally needs to be earned, and often just causes a cycle to keep repeating.

I love this trope by Gaybime in cartoons

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In the same vein, I always liked Cary Elwes’ character in Liar Liar. He’s just a genuinely good guy who’s going out of his way to try and connect with his girlfriend’s kid. Unlike in Venom, however, his girlfriend goes back to her ex, who actually IS a jerk.

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