ALGEBRA! "It's such a pain learning Algebra!" TOTO, Africa Parody

[TexasTowelie]

Disclaimer: I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics

[Archae]

1. Heck, I flunked algebra!

Oh yeah. Had to take some remedial math classes to make up for flunking algebra.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Why do people take such pride in being bad at algebra?

Math really does matter.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Meanwhile, as I was completing my degree

I finally realized that "solve for x" was an instruction on what I needed to do to get some Ecstasy (X).

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. ??

I think you are making a gentle joke at my expense.

But still, I've been flabbergasted for decades now that people take enormous pride in being bad at math. Why? Would you take similar pride in being bad at shopping for groceries? Putting gas in your car? Helping your young child learn their ABCs?

Okay, so I do get it that algebra, geometry, or calculus are not really going to help out in your day-to-day life (although it might interest you to learn that your car's speedometer uses calculus to figure out exactly how fast you are going) but still, only knowing the relatively few things you need to know for your everyday life narrows your world. Sadly narrows your world.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. I love Toto's 'Africa'. Couldn't get it out of my mind while we waited

for rivers to ebb during my safari in 2019.