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1. strideashort · 1789986487 · focus · HN ↗

   We need to pivot math towards intuition and accessibility.

   Math has built a gated, inaccessible institution which - by design or not - served as a moat.

   I believe math has little to do with mathematical notation - intuition is much more important. One can have intuition but not be able to “read math” - much as many musicians don’t “read music”.

   Reading math however does not guarantee ideas or intuition. And those are what math needs.

   1. _the_inflator · 1789992254 · focus · HN ↗

      What aspect of Math are you referring to? Writing proofs intuitively is quite a claim, matrix calculus may have a say here, too.

      But please elaborate a bit on your statement.

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