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Beijingeryesterday at 11:58 PM4 repliesview on HN

Why the Downvote? It is true.


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jrflowerstoday at 3:48 AM

I can’t do a standing backflip. This is a true statement and contributes the same amount to a discussion about higher education in the US as “I know a kid that can do algebra”

fragmedetoday at 1:30 AM

what does it add to the conversation? The fact that incoming UCSD freshman cannot solve the problem is being brought up as a failure. That this six year old can solve it does nothing to address the issue of UCSD students being unable to solve a problem that we all expect them to. It it as if you are a stoichastic parrot, bringing up a fact that, yes, it happens to be true, because it is nearby on some vector space. Hence the downvotes.

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SanjayMehtatoday at 12:19 AM

It's due to your username; they think you're a troll.

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11101010001100today at 12:35 AM

It may come across as bragging to some. You can decide if that is fair.

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