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Not what I'm hearing. https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6146 https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6146

micromacrofoot 5y ago
Right that post is some acceptance, some feedback, and some concern… it’s not traipsing around the comments repeating the trollish phrase “attack on algebra”
- civilized 5y ago
  I wonder why you've repeatedly misquoted me in a deceptive fashion? Very interesting behavior. Does that belong on Hacker News?
  - micromacrofoot 5y ago
    you said “attacks on early Algebra” the difference is immaterial to my point
    - civilized 5y ago
      A bit late now, don't you think? Why don't you go edit your earlier misquotes and change the deceptive implications of the misquotes as well? I never claimed anyone was attacking "algebra", just the ability of all students to easily take it "early" (i.e. before high school), as has been traditionally allowed. Feel free to apologize and change my mind, but I have you flagged as a liar and the conversation will proceed accordingly.
      - micromacrofoot 5y ago
        I think you’ve got me confused for someone else, I made a single quote of the parent comment I was replying to which contained the words “attacks on early algebra”
        micromacrofoot 5y ago
        I’ve made my point and have nothing else to say. I don’t think there’s a notable difference between “attack on algebra” and “attacks on early algebra” - my point is that saying it either way is reductive and misleading. Sorry to upset you.
        civilized 5y ago
        You're a liar and by not apologizing for and fixing what you actually did, you are doubling down on your entitlement to lie.
        civilized 5y ago
        I certainly do not. Go review your own posts. Playing dumb won't help you here, liar. And nice edit, but it's not up to you to decide whether misquoting me is legitimate because you feel a word I said isn't relevant to your point. Quite obviously it was relevant, as I elaborated. You're dishonest for the sake of rhetoric and you should be ashamed of yourself.
        micromacrofoot 5y ago
        Can you help me out and explain what you’re so upset about very specifically? I feel like i’m missing something significant, I can assure you if it seems like i’m playing dumb it’s much more likely that I am actually dumb.
        civilized 5y ago
        "Attacks on early Algebra" is literally accurate. "Attacks on algebra" isn't. By misquoting me, twice, you turned my statement from a true one to a false one. It doesn't matter if you think they're the same. They aren't. Misquoting isn't something you get to do because of how you feel about the statements involved. It's dishonest. And it's not about how I feel. It's objectively wrong.
        5y ago
- ImprobableTruth 5y ago
  When something like "we believe that many of the changes proposed by the CMF are deeply misguided and will disproportionately harm under-resourced students" is marked in bold, it seems absurd to me to characterize this as "some acceptance, some feedback, some concern". To me it's quite clearly a very negative letter.

Right that post is some acceptance, some feedback, and some concern… it’s not traipsing around the comments repeating the trollish phrase “attack on algebra”

civilized 5y ago
I wonder why you've repeatedly misquoted me in a deceptive fashion? Very interesting behavior. Does that belong on Hacker News?
- micromacrofoot 5y ago
  you said “attacks on early Algebra” the difference is immaterial to my point
  - civilized 5y ago
    A bit late now, don't you think? Why don't you go edit your earlier misquotes and change the deceptive implications of the misquotes as well? I never claimed anyone was attacking "algebra", just the ability of all students to easily take it "early" (i.e. before high school), as has been traditionally allowed. Feel free to apologize and change my mind, but I have you flagged as a liar and the conversation will proceed accordingly.
    - micromacrofoot 5y ago
      I think you’ve got me confused for someone else, I made a single quote of the parent comment I was replying to which contained the words “attacks on early algebra”
      - micromacrofoot 5y ago
        I’ve made my point and have nothing else to say. I don’t think there’s a notable difference between “attack on algebra” and “attacks on early algebra” - my point is that saying it either way is reductive and misleading. Sorry to upset you.
        civilized 5y ago
        You're a liar and by not apologizing for and fixing what you actually did, you are doubling down on your entitlement to lie.
      - civilized 5y ago
        I certainly do not. Go review your own posts. Playing dumb won't help you here, liar. And nice edit, but it's not up to you to decide whether misquoting me is legitimate because you feel a word I said isn't relevant to your point. Quite obviously it was relevant, as I elaborated. You're dishonest for the sake of rhetoric and you should be ashamed of yourself.
        micromacrofoot 5y ago
        Can you help me out and explain what you’re so upset about very specifically? I feel like i’m missing something significant, I can assure you if it seems like i’m playing dumb it’s much more likely that I am actually dumb.
        civilized 5y ago
        "Attacks on early Algebra" is literally accurate. "Attacks on algebra" isn't. By misquoting me, twice, you turned my statement from a true one to a false one. It doesn't matter if you think they're the same. They aren't. Misquoting isn't something you get to do because of how you feel about the statements involved. It's dishonest. And it's not about how I feel. It's objectively wrong.
        5y ago
ImprobableTruth 5y ago
When something like "we believe that many of the changes proposed by the CMF are deeply misguided and will disproportionately harm under-resourced students" is marked in bold, it seems absurd to me to characterize this as "some acceptance, some feedback, some concern". To me it's quite clearly a very negative letter.