cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/18530857
Y=-x²
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I'm at a total loss as to what is the correct way to read it
The title of the crosspost (and mentioned in the description here) is the equation y=-x² which has a graph that starts at lower left, goes up to 0, then down to lower right.
This gives the intended reading order.
I was wondering what that was supposed to mean. It's ages ago since I dealt with math graphs
Start from bottom left and go clockwise
My guess is it starts on top left, then moves right, then goes down all the way to bottom right, and comes full circle to the left and back up.
So "doesn't make you look any better making me look bad".
"making me look bad doesn't make you look any better"
oh my it makes even less sense than I figured