Basically, James Lindsay (of the Grievance Studies hoax) tweeted this and everyone lost their minnds:
2 + 2 = 4: A perspective in white, Western mathematics that marginalizes other possible values.
Being a mathematics professor, he does a good job breaking down why all the ways they get a different answer are either wrong or just relabeling parts of the equation.
For those wondering about the context, you can read about it here:
https://newdiscourses.com/2020/08/2-plus-2-never-equals-5/
Basically, James Lindsay (of the Grievance Studies hoax) tweeted this and everyone lost their minnds:
2 + 2 = 4: A perspective in white, Western mathematics that marginalizes other possible values.
Being a mathematics professor, he does a good job breaking down why all the ways they get a different answer are either wrong or just relabeling parts of the equation.