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Pi day is coming soon, and that makes me wonder why this number has become such an overused meme? There are so many relevant irrational numbers out there. Why does nobody talk about Phi or root 2, both of which have far more utility for me than Pi ever did?
>>7922475
>both of which have far more utility for me than Pi ever did?
Because most people are not you...
>>7922494
Because it is very basic, and everyone learns it in school.
>>7922475
it's the first fundamental mathematical constant that people learn in school, and most people don't know any others besides pi
>>7922501
Which just shows that people who think they love math because they know Pi inside and out are actually ignorant.
>>7922542
It's very possible for somebody to like something without being an expert on the subject. A lot of people enjoy music but aren't musicians, why does every person who likes math have to be a mathematician?
>>7922475
[math]\pi[/math] is a meme number but is useful when you start getting into some basic magnetism memes such as permeability.
[eqn]\mu_{0} = 4 \pi \cdot 10^{-7}[/eqn]
>muh vacuum
>>7922554
Many of these people are a part of the "such a nerd" culture that screams pseudo-intellectualism.
Granted, some smart mathematicians are behind this because they love to share their knowledge, it's not their fault that the audience can be so cringy.
>>7922574
>pseudo-intellectualism
Better than the alternative of "Lol da earth is flat" or "I ain't vaccinatin muh kids"
>>7922570
Muh surface of a sphere, I'd say
>>7922581
not really, no
>>7922475
>Pi day
>Using a minoritary date format with the month preceding the day
>>7922626
>Using least significant numbers left to right
Ayy.
