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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 04 December 2015 04:35:53PM *  0 points [-]

What did you develop 20 years ago?

You should know I ignore karma, btw.

Think about the form of the statement you are making: "I don't know X, and it doesn't seem like I need X." Well, how do you know you don't? You have to compare current world to a counterfactual world where you did know X. How do you know you wouldn't be vastly better off? See also: "I don't need this fancy book learnin' I am doing fine in life."

Comment author: OrphanWilde 04 December 2015 04:39:06PM 3 points [-]

Think about the form of the statement you are making: "I don't know X, and it doesn't seem like I need X." Well, how do you know you don't? You have to compare current world to a counterfactual world where you did know X. How do you know you wouldn't be vastly better off?

That's not the statement I am making. I do know X; proofs were required coursework for every CS major at the educational facility I attended. I've never needed it.

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