Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days
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#19Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 29, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
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- 5
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- 5
- Submitted by
- surprisetalk
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Site
- dynomight.net
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Trending history
Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 16 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #19 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 23:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 00:52 UTC.
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About two years ago, I was at a coffee shop and two maths students were trying to understand a concept in the book. I suggested they might ask a language model to help them understand it. They scoffed at me, called a stochastic parrot, and said they can't do math at all. I responded with, "Well, you don't even need…
related Lex Fridman recent podcast on the AI crisis in math, https://youtu.be/ZAzWPE9CItg
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Is Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 00:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days reached?
#19 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 23:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (16 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
5 points and 5 comments; submitted by surprisetalk on Oct 26, 2026.