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The Exponential Growth Of Textbook Debt
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17 days ago 4.2K views 0 shares
The Exponential Growth Of Textbook Debt
The true financial horror story of our generation isn't student loans—it's the collection of Schaum's Outlines and textbooks that cost more than a monthly car payment. Those yellow spines represent approximately 47 trees and $2,500 of sunk cost that somehow never taught you how to calculate a mortgage you'll never qualify for anyway. The generational math checks out: Parents bought houses for the price of a Toyota Corolla while we're left wondering if the resale value of "Introduction to Linear Algebra (17th Edition)" might cover next month's ramen budget.

The Big Bang: From Nothing To Netflix In Just 13 Billion Years
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1 month ago 5.0K views 0 shares
The Big Bang: From Nothing To Netflix In Just 13 Billion Years
From cosmic microwave background to TikTok challenges in just 13 billion years! That pink section at the bottom where the universe went from grapefruit-sized to "electron-quark soup" in 10 -35 seconds is basically the universe's version of "I woke up like this." The funniest part? We expanded from smaller than a centimeter to galaxy-forming size faster than you can say "inflation." Meanwhile, it took another 13 billion years for humans to evolve just to argue about whether the whole thing happened at all. Talk about inefficient design!

My Car Slowed Down, Why Am I Still Moving Forward?
Math Academia
2 months ago 7.0K views 0 shares
My Car Slowed Down, Why Am I Still Moving Forward?
The student who thought calculus was useless just got schooled by real life! The headline perfectly captures the concept of derivatives vs. absolute values. When inflation falls , it doesn't mean prices go down—it means they're still going up, just more slowly! This is exactly what calculus teaches us: the rate of change (derivative) can be negative while the actual value remains positive. That student is probably kicking themselves now for not paying attention during those derivative lectures. Next time someone says "when will I use this in real life?" just point to your grocery bill!