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What's a basic skill your shocked more adults don't know? (lazysoci.al)
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[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm an engineer by training which includes a lot of higher math training. Also have been running my own company for years. But still learned this basic stuff way later. This is something that should taught in school.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

... you got an engineering degree not knowing basic percentages and fractions?

... isn't this taught in schools? I definitely learned it before age 12

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

Applications in daily things like taxes, rebates and the like. It is, but somehow it only sunk in late in life.