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Those aren't nearly comparable. Riding a bike is one simple skill and as long as you're not racing that's enough for most people. Meanwhile learning maths is a
by alpaca128 2y ago
Those aren't nearly comparable. Riding a bike is one simple skill and as long as you're not racing that's enough for most people. Meanwhile learning maths is a years-long effort at best. I learned how to ride a bike within an hour by myself when I finally had a good reason to learn it. I can't say the same about maths.
- Ekaros 2y agoBike is fabulous self-correcting vehicle in most operation conditions. The trick really is just to learn to trust it when it is moving. And then what to do when it stops. Math is layers upon layers upon layers. And then it also branches. Never really had willpower to learn it myself alone.
- mc3301 2y agoIt does depend on what one defines as "riding a bicycle." At a moderate pace from point A to point B, or simply a lap around the neighborhood is one thing. Technical single tracks, grueling climbs, steep and slippery downhills, racing, maintenance and tuning, trials, jumps, drafting... Math is just splitting the bill with your friends, seeing if you have enough cash for a hotdog AND a coke, or counting how many months of savings in order to buy that 5000$ bicycle.