=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1245 I disagree. What if we did not learn to count numerically, but instead viewed all values as percentages between 0 and 1? Essentially, as a magnitude between empty and full. That would radically redefine our mathematics, and it's just one simple change, one tweak, and suddenly negative numbers are just out of reach. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/65 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── if something makes sense physically, but not mathematically, then the mathematics are wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/38 --- ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-36 ideally you'd convert to an arbitrary base (in this case 9) and shift from there, but shifting two places might work. idk I haven't thought about it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse_boost/4174 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════───────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ the belief that the world consists of discrete 'objects', rather than regarding it as an undifferentiated field of matter to which we can attach various framings, is a widespread mental limitation │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #4 fediverse/39 --- ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-36 That makes sense to me. I'll have to think about how to generalize that, hmmmm... It would only work for numbers that have even square roots right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3736 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── what if we made cat little boxes with stable "pillars" or "platforms" that rise just barely above the sand level so their feet don't sink into the litter, thus reducing the amount tracked onto the carpet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/286 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mathematics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-211 I agree! The problem is the limit as x->0 from the left and right trend toward different infinities, meaning it's neither -infinity nor +infinity. Which makes me think that it's the value that's exactly in the middle, AKA zero. Why wouldn't 1/0 be zero? Division is just inverse-multiplication, and multiplying anything by zero is zero. Why wouldn't division use the same rules? I don't understaaaaaand T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/141 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Why would we say not to divide by zero? We literally do it every time we use the percent sign smh [silly] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/316 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mathematics │ └──────────────────────┘ ask not "what can logarithms do for you" but rather "what shape does a logarithm make" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2045 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed every ounce of resource that companies wasted (maybe with a multiplier for the current relative value of the substance - diamonds are more valuable than apples per pound) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1777 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed land not by charging money to keep it but rather by taking some of it and giving it to the bureau of land management ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/276 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mathematics │ └──────────────────────┘ why the heck would -11/2 be defined but 1/0 not be? seems kinda sus to me. maybe it's just... not reducible, the same way that 5+i isn't? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5039 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ leftists be like "what if everyone was fed" and the response is "ah but what if they gave us some of their stuff first" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #13 notes/time-travel --- ══════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────── Okay, so what if we can't make matter travel through time. Why not project something else? Like... Willpower, intention, etc through the time medium instead? Electricity is fundamentally different than matter, so why not try to send electricity through time? BRB gonna go watch steins;gate ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1229 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── What if we just banished people who broke the rules? Then nobody would rarely get hurt. [do they take care of them elsewhere?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #15 fediverse/4679 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: AI-mentioned-crimes-mentioned-penises-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ but ritz, if you do the same thing every time, you'll get predictable oh true. what if we cycled them and made it like a numbers station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station with auto-generated alterations ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2320 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: strategy-games │ └──────────────────────┘ If you have numbers, envelop your foes. If you are elite, pierce to their heart. If you only have numbers, give your commanders bodyguards. If you only have elite, become undiscoverable. EDIT: If you are fast, hit from the side. if you are only fast, keep them just out of sight. If you are strong, deal crushing blows if you are only strong, you no longer have any foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1518 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: strange-politics-scary │ └────────────────────────────┘ acceleration-ism is just "learning the truth faster than they do" tbh should be more like "learning things to show them" but eh whatever gets the job done ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/44 --- ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-36 So, you're saying the tally system doesn't make sense, and instead what I suggested for base zero is instead base 1? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/41 --- ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-36 As a thought experiment, what do you think happens using this system to divide by 1? What about dividing by 0? Curious to see what you think ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/450 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-334 You wouldn't believe the amount of time I spend wondering if a particular typo was divinely inspired and actually super important or... if it was just a fat-finger and I accidentally pushed a button I didn't intend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ |