Linearization Memes

Physicists out here simplifying the universe with "just make it a straight line, bro" while mathematicians are cackling in the shadows with their infinite series! The Taylor expansion joke is pure genius - physicists stop at the first-order term because, hey, why complicate life? Meanwhile, mathematicians are like Emperor Palpatine, ominously warning that those higher-order terms will come back to haunt you. The dark side of calculus is strong with this one! Next time your physics professor says "let's assume it's approximately linear," just remember there's a mathematician somewhere screaming internally.