Tech exec says kids won't need math; author slams it as a rich-kids-only future
burkov · x · 2026-09-27
The author blasts a tech executive's claim that children no longer need to learn math, arguing it implies a future where only rich kids get to learn such skills while regular and poor kids are denied the chance. He stresses that our society depends on science and technology like no civilization before, and kids who skip math young will end up merely serving the leather-jacket-wearing executive as adults.
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