> people not being able to reason about exponential growth is a failure of the education system I think it is a cultural failure, not an educational failure. E

> people not being able to reason about exponential growth is a failure of the education system I think it is a cultural failure, not an educational failure. Education is available, but people, both children and adults, make excuses like "when will I ever need mathematics in real life?"... [Answer: when your life depends on it] There is, or has been, a general lack of respect and inherent laziness toward intellectual pursuits. This is especially apparent when viewing the antagonism between science and politics.