>>2789259
>Again, it's the person wielding the tool's fault, not the tool.
The problem here is that the tool is able to modify the fundamental properties of a person who uses it. Math changes your thought patterns, sometimes this can be beneficial other times not so much and can in worst cases work against you. You learn math and start to see world in a certain way. But what if learning a certain math concept prevented you from seeing the world in a different way that could better fit your application? Sometimes knowledge from other fields can help you even if you don't see the connection at first. I'm sure you've seen numerous examples where nature was used as an inspiration to solve certain problems.
>>2789264
>That in addition to the large amount of people who can calculate equations but not understand them now versus the people that had to understand
I don't think understanding is a problem here. People have much deeper understanding of math than in the past. I'm sure there are still top talent applied mathematicians working at NASA. Aside from budget issues the main problem with artemis is overcomplexity and insufficient grounding in reality mostly thanks to Musk and retards who listen to him. Apollo was $257B (adjusted to inflation), artemis $93B. Considering a lot of things were already worked out in the past reduced budget shouldn't really be an issue. Here it also shows why adding more complex math can't solve everything. While equations remained, other knowledge was lost. Kind of knowledge you can't just conjure with a bit of math and a piece of paper.
>You can easily pick out whats relevant and irrelevant for your problem at hand.
Can you really? It all comes down to if you think you have control over subconscious processes that have influence over your conscious thoughts. There will always be a bias towards certain things. If you use something that you used before you'll be more likely to keep using that thing even though there might exist a better way.

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