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		ARandumGuy on Oct 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Quit Teaching Because of ChatGPT From my experience, the more advanced math you learn, the worse you become at arithmetic. I knew a lot of math majors in college, and all of them used calculators all the time.

mlyle on Oct 1, 2024 [–]

Yes, I've gotten worse at arithmetic, too.

The point is, one is hard pressed to find anyone who can do much arithmetic-- even trivial things.

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