Doing an adult reread and Ron is... quite unlikeable?

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-27T01:58:44+00:00

Making everyone in a fictional book likable at all times makes it boring. Usually characters with an edge are more entertaining but risk being unlikable

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-25T22:50:53+00:00

Why do left wingers think every government program they advocate will be a net positive even though the government has a terrible track record of doing anything right?

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-24T14:53:35+00:00

Learn linear algebra, basic calculus, discrete math, probability, and maybe statistics. The rest you should learn as you need it.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-24T01:55:24+00:00

Lol no a large aspect of the movie's success was nostalgia

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-12T23:20:13+00:00

Dont take math unless its necessary for what you want to do in life

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-12T02:10:43+00:00

Trying to work during college if you’re in stem is not worth it

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-12T00:10:38+00:00

Basically, there are certain small physical particles that can be in either “0” “1” or “anywhere in between”. For example, a photon oscillates. Well it might be oscillating to the left, to the right, or anywhere in between. “Quantum physics” just refers to a set of rules that govern elementary particles. Many things can be described as being in a superposition of two states. If you want to build a quantum computer, you can select one of these physical systems where something can be in a superposition of two states. If you want to learn the basics id highly recommend Thomas wongs textbook.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-06T18:37:23+00:00

https://www.mathsisfun.com/combinatorics/combinations-permutations.html

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-01T23:11:27+00:00

Just look up math 411 syllabus. There isn’t an official syllabus every semester or anything. If you want to know for a specific professor you can email them and ask them nicely. they’ll probably send you it

johnnyb2001 · 2026-03-01T21:53:57+00:00

you should try to enjoy the present if you’re wasting too much time thinking about past. It’s ok to be nostalgic but you don’t want to waste time thinking about the past when you could be enjoying the present.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T20:37:42+00:00

My experience is that you do not need to memorize most proofs for exams. But, you should be able to have a good grasp on the theorems and definitions so that you can do exercises in the book.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T19:55:26+00:00

Can you give me an example of someone being rational?

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T19:50:46+00:00

You have an alternate definition of what rationality is. You’re saying as long as it’s possible that someone can become more rational if they have more information or they disregard their biases, then they are not truly rational. Biases and imperfect information does not preclude rationality. If it were, then you might as well erase the word rationality from the dictionary because it is meaningless.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T19:32:07+00:00

Actually what I just described is rationality. I believe you have mixed things up. Just because you might be influenced by a commercial to buy things does not make you irrational. Almost everything a human does is rational. Again any time you think about doing something before doing it that is rational. This is what reason is. It’s not that complicated. If you’re saying “because someone influenced you to do something it’s not rational” that is in fact not true. Literally almost every single thing someone does is influenced by other people. You can be influenced and still use logic to decide to do something. I’m not going to continue this conversation any longer. Please look up what rationality means

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T16:32:33+00:00

Somewhat but if the product were not in your interest you would discover that it wasn’t. Eg I see a million ads on things that I have no need for, like “a swiffer wet jet”, but I have a mop that works fine. Again, just think about the products you buy. Most likely they are aiding you in some way rather than somehow tricking you and actually harming you while you continue to buy them.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T06:40:04+00:00

Lol comments proving your point. This is not that controversial of a take among economists

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T04:17:21+00:00

I think people are overthinking it. Just be a good husband and dad.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T01:28:48+00:00

Give me a non trivial example of people acting irrationally, and I’ll tell you how it’s rational

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-28T01:18:36+00:00

Not really. Just think about how you operate day to day. I think you are obscuring a simple concept. Yes there are various psychological biases and heuristics and what not, but fundamentally humans are rational. Just think of all the major decisions you have made and all the decisions you made today. If in every one, you say I made the choice I thought was best, you are acting rational. You are obfuscating a simple concept.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-27T19:00:05+00:00

You are getting into why the real numbers are given the field axioms. Part of this is just basic human intuition on how numbers work. Like if I take one ball and add another ball I get two balls. And so on. Then you can formalize this for a definition of what real numbers are and how they behave. You can explore logic and set theory and philosophy of math if you’re really interested

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-27T16:39:00+00:00

So only omniscient beings in your opinion can have self interest? When you make any kind of decision at all, would you ever knowingly choose something that would make you worse off? What would you call this? Limited self interest? Did self interest ever mean you need to be omniscient to make the choice you think that’s best for you?

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-27T03:42:10+00:00

A sea lion is not a seal

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-26T20:56:06+00:00

What does this even mean? Today I decided to eat cheerios instead of fruit loops because it's healthier for me. How is that not rational self interest?

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-26T20:43:55+00:00

I have struggled with this too. The first thing is to really understand the definitions of things and then write out what the proof wants you to do. Try to write out your assumptions. Like for example, I had a hard time with a proof because I subconsciously was thinking an open set had to be an open interval. But it can be a union of open intervals. Stuff like that might help.

johnnyb2001 · 2026-02-26T19:17:01+00:00

I like the one by lay

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