I raised the same questions as Nat, but I think he hasn't really discovered why we were asking that. The reason why I was looking for a good reason to study cal

I raised the same questions as Nat, but I think he hasn't really discovered why we were asking that. The reason why I was looking for a good reason to study calculus is because I was lazy, and if I'm lazy enough then I can change the definition of what "hard" means. For instance, I could convince myself that if my could teach calculus, and him being just another dude, then surely I could learn calculus. I would also be cautious about setting yourself up for a hard life. The takeaway resonates well with the HN crowd, myself included, because we like challenging ourselves. There's a lot of people out there who are simply looking to satisfice their lives, and you'll need another way to motivate them to learn calculus.