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SoftTalker on June 25, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Scream to Unlock – Blocks social media un...

> We have calculators so arithmetic matters less.

Disagee. Fluency in basic arithmetic is a very useful life skill.

graemep on June 25, 2025 [–]

Some things are. Being able to estimate rough answers in your head is far more useful than being able to do an exact answer with pen and paper.

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