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>> None of these seem to require knowledge of calculus. In fact, jobs
>> that *do* require such knowledge are seemingly so absurdly rare that I
>> almost find it difficult to believe they exist.
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> So I don't exist? Nor do many of my collegues?
> I think I disagree.
Logically, I know such people must exist somewhere. They're just so rare
it sometimes seems difficult to really *believe* they exist.
>> I mean, doing a job that requires mathematics is like being an olympic
>> athlete. Hypothetically, anybody can become an olympian. But seriously
>> guys, how many olympians have you personally met?
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> none, but I can name a few who know a lot of them.
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> You could also have asked for e.g. opera singers. Most people also know
> none of those. OTOH I think I have met more than 10.
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> So it is all just a matter of who you know and who they know.
Professional singers, actors, athletes, musicians, dancers... I don't
know any of these people. Admittedly I don't know a huge number of
people, but my point is just that people who do specialised stuff like
that are very rare.
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