Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on The Correct Contrarian Cluster - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 21 December 2009 10:01PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 22 December 2009 03:52:52AM 9 points [-]

You should look at the SAT math test to get an estimate of the percentage of Americans for which "linear algebra over complex vector spaces" can ever be simple.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 December 2009 06:11:11PM 5 points [-]

I don't disagree, but keep in mind that these people went through horrible learning processes to get there.