That's an odd argument to make. It would be like saying that printed word is not everywhere if you are illiterate (or just not familiar with society's alphabet)

That's an odd argument to make. It would be like saying that printed word is not everywhere if you are illiterate (or just not familiar with society's alphabet). I see math similar to many other types of knowledge. You can get by with fairly little, but the more you know, more often you will recognize opportunities to use it.