• TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s still pretty useful to do simple math in your head. For example chicken adding a few numbers together or multiplying something. In general stuff that would take longer to type in than just calculating yourself.

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      1 year ago

      If it’s not important enough to take a few seconds to a minute typing it, it’s not important enough to use a skill that’s severely atrophied from decades of intentional disuse 🤷

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        1 year ago

        It’s pretty useful guessing how much you need to pay when picking multiple products in the supermarket

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          1 year ago

          Again, you can do that on your phone calculator. Hell, most grocery stores even have self scan apps if you want to go a step further

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            1 year ago

            That sounds like an incredible amount of work vs just adding rough estimates together. I can add two numbers in less time than it takes to reach into my pocket.