Floating point numbers are the most useful approximation to reals we have on a computer. That isn't an "elitist" view. I don't get what you are on about, seems

Floating point numbers are the most useful approximation to reals we have on a computer. That isn't an "elitist" view. I don't get what you are on about, seems ridicolous. People need to learn to use the systems they are working with any highschooler can understand what floating point numbers are and why they have flaws. It is really simple.