There is not such thing as being bad at math

[nanook12]

You're not bad at math...

you're just lazy.

People who say that they are naturally bad at math are the same people that claim they have a gluten allergy, and they are both complete BS.

[s_bushido]

Well that was dumb. People who haven't put the time into something are "bad at it" when compared to those who have. The "herp derp, we've all got the same brains" argument is just asinine.

[nanook12]

Well that was dumb. People who haven't put the time into something are "bad at it" when compared to those who have. The "herp derp, we've all got the same brains" argument is just asinine.

occams razor: The simplest solution is usually the correct one.

Yeah, mostly people are just lazy.

[Kaleredar]

occams razor: The simplest solution is usually the correct one. Yeah, mostly people are just lazy.

...that's not occam's razor.

[Jun]

Occam's Razor is neither fallacy nor proof.

I'm more of a fan of Newton's Flaming Laser Sword, anyhow.

Some people are less inclined towards math. Just how it is.

[kyoloco]

maybe they are just stupid

is that not a thing anymore?

[s_bushido]

Yeah, mostly people are just lazy.

I expect to see your award-winning screenplay, masterpiece painting, and Olympic gold medals any day now.

[kail]

Quite the breakthrough. You practice something, you get better at it!

[Sylv_]

I needed a math grade to compete for a competitive admission average. I am not good at math. I studied countless hours. I tried hard as fuck.
I came short despite the work I put in.

I'm not lazy. I didn't understand certain things.
It could be a lack of effective teaching or their methods didn't target how I learn.

I'm better at math, but I'm not good at math.

This video is fucking stupid and I'm living proof.

[nanook12]

I needed a math grade to compete for a competitive admission average. I am not good at math. I studied countless hours. I tried hard as fuck.
I came short despite the work I put in.

I'm not lazy. I didn't understand certain things.
It could be a lack of effective teaching or their methods didn't target how I learn.

I'm better at math, but I'm not good at math.

This video is fucking stupid and I'm living proof.

I honestly don't believe you at all. I am a math and physics tutor and I see the same shit everyday. Students come complaining to me that "it's just too hard" and that "they worked so hard" then I look at the work they have done and find out that they haven't even attempted the first problem.

[Hiricine]

I honestly don't believe you at all. I am a math and physics tutor and I see the same shit everyday. Students come complaining to me that "it's just too hard" and that "they worked so hard" then I look at the work they have done and find out that they haven't even attempted the first problem.

Math is very much about intuition from repeatedly doing a range of difficulty of problems. People attempt to learn the concepts and then believe that they will know all the Math afterwards, however, if you want to find out where to start, see if their first through fourth grade teachers taught them times tables, see if they did the reps with algebra, and you'll almost always find a student that just didn't put the hundreds of hours of work in when they were younger.

I'm not sure if laziness points to exactly what the problem is, but it gets us close. Most people who are good at math have just done a lot more math than the ones who haven't.

[Stelio Kontos]

I honestly don't believe you at all. I am a math and physics tutor and I see the same shit everyday. Students come complaining to me that "it's just too hard" and that "they worked so hard" then I look at the work they have done and find out that they haven't even attempted the first problem.

I don't think anyone gives a rat's ass if you believe them.

I can do math. I was good at it. I just didn't like it.

[Deleted]

You could show Bigmac some sort of horrible equation and he’d say ‘x=2.75’ and he’d be right. But he never knew why. ‘It’s just what it is,’ he’d say. And that was no good. Knowing the answers wasn’t what Maths was about. Maths was about showing how you worked them out, even if you got them wrong. (JB) - Terry Pratchett

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[Mormolyce]

As a maths graduate, I often think that.

Though in a way the opposite is true - I actually enjoyed maths the most because those classes were the easiest. No long essays like in English or History, or complicated experiments like in Chemistry. You just learn the method, apply it, solve the problems they set you and boom, homework over.

[Mistame]

People who play the lottery are "bad at math".

Edit: So are people use "maths".

[Sunseeker]

Yes, as the definition of "being bad at something" is applicable to people with low skills. Calling people lazy because their skills in math are low, however, is not going to make them better at it. In fact calling anyone lazy over anything usually does very little to improve their performance.

[EliWallach]

There are those who enjoy math and there are those who don't. Some of us actually get pleasure out of working equations on paper or in our heads so spending hours working through a long derivation is a joy rather than a drudgery. If you don't enjoy that specific type of mental activity you likely won't excel at math. Doesn't mean you're dumb at all, just that that type of mental activity does not stimulate you in the same way. I mean how many people can look at a set of equations and marvel at how nice they appear? How many people enjoy taking long walks and throwing around mathematical concepts and equations in their heads? You simply cannot train all kids to enjoy math at that level. And if you don't enjoy math at that level then you probably won't enjoy math much at all. And if you don't enjoy math, or any activity for that matter, you probably won't be good at it.

[Stelio Kontos]

For some reason, I seriously doubt you tutor math or physics.

Hasn't OP been all over the map with his topics? Didn't he call himself a communist or socialist in one thread, then make a MAGA thread. Also, MGTOW topics. Seems he's trying to stir up responses.

[Sky High]

ok, but what about the people with gluten allergies? they really exist ya know. I've been friends with someone who deals with it for years.

[chazus]

50% bullshit, 50% truth.

Its true, being exposed to something will get you better at it, but there are two factors involved.

1) You develop learning methods earlier. As an adult, learning math if you 'arent good' at it is harder than a child
2) Environment plays a big role in how you learn. If you take two children from different places, put them in the same math class, they will learn and result in different proficiencies. People's experience and learning process differs, and they will take in information and learn from it differently.

People who are 'bad at math' aren't lazy, they just learn differently. Also, people who don't learn it interesting also find it frustrating, giving reason not to go out of their way to learn outside mandatory use.

Also, the statement "Why don't you all play instruments and speak 5 languages if you aren't lazy" holds true. It has nothing to do with lazy.