This essay is still buying into the idea that algebra is "higher level," or that only people who identify as mathematicians would be affected by this. There are

This essay is still buying into the idea that algebra is "higher level," or that only people who identify as mathematicians would be affected by this. There are 1.5 million engineers in the US and 3.1 million programmers, and without algebra they would be as helpless as lawyers who couldn't read. This essay says "Hacker is probably right that very few people use high-level math directly in their work." If algebra is counted as high-level, then no, Hacker is dead wrong. His position does not deserve even the modicum of respect which this essay gives it.