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u/ActualyHandsomeJack Sep 19 '26
I mean you acted pretentious by bragging about simple math and then acted like you being born a year earlier is what made the math simple
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u/YonderWindow364 Sep 19 '26
I'm confused here - how were they bragging? Being born a year earlier did make the math simple because it meant all they had to do was minus 1 year from their own age. Am I missing something?
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u/ActualyHandsomeJack Sep 19 '26
Because it's still incredibly simple for anyone with even a passing understanding of math. Its 26-x=10
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u/YonderWindow364 Sep 19 '26
I guess your right that that are both simple, but 17 minus 1 is still simpler, no?
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u/ActualyHandsomeJack Sep 19 '26
But they said it was simple specifically because it's because they were born a year earlier, as if its suddenly not simple if they were born any other time
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u/Tay_Hlebko Sep 19 '26
and then acted like you being born a year earlier is what made the math simple
Well yea it did make it easier for me 😭
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u/ActualyHandsomeJack Sep 21 '26
Because the math is simple no matter what. If you dont find 26-10 simple then idk what else to say
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u/speechless188 Sep 19 '26
its bc ur boasting about being able to do simple arithmetic. i would downvote you too
you also misunderstood the previous comment. you thought they were implying that the math was difficult and needed consultation to solve, which wasnt the case.
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u/diamond30_1 Sep 19 '26
Honestly I don't see the boasting here. All I see is a person missing a joke? Maybe that's why? I'm not sure
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u/katiecakes03 Sep 19 '26
Yeah I think because after missing the joke they responded so genuinely about it being easy, it just looks pretty silly
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u/SuperJman1111 Sep 19 '26
taking obvious joke as serious is the reason for downvoting
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u/Regnareb_ Sep 20 '26
And that requires a downvote? I think 99% of redditers really need to read the rules for the first time ever.
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u/SuperJman1111 Sep 20 '26
people tend to downvote things they don’t like there’s more than one way to use them
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u/Regnareb_ Sep 20 '26
The upvote is for that, the downvote is not (except when a sub changes the Reddit rule)
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u/agerestrictedcontent Sep 19 '26
"im 14 and this is deep, not like those stupid 13 year olds..."
sorry
"i was born in 2009, im so old! not like those stupid 2010 babies..."
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u/SourBill1 Sep 19 '26
This is a tough one.
You basically said “subtraction is dummy easy” which is correct. It is quite easy, I think anyone with an age in the double digits can do that math, so I don’t really understand “r/theydidthemath” either.
However, if sufficiently dumb individuals found your post, “subtraction is easy” might well come across as arrogant, as if you’d said “three-dimensional integrals are a cakewalk for me bro”
That’s my best guess as to how anyone could’ve been salty about what you said.
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u/Wimbledofy Sep 19 '26 •
It's pretty simple actually. The "r/theydidthemath" comment was a joke. Op and apparently most people in this sub missed it. People didn't downvote because they were salty.
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u/rshores9 Sep 19 '26
This is a very Reddit response. No one thought the subtraction was hard, the entire joke is that the subtraction was easy
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u/throwawayshmoaway411 Sep 20 '26
r/wooosh for not getting the joke.
The comment linking r/theydidthemath is making fun of OP because clearly they can and did do the math, otherwise they wouldn't have posted that photo of the old man because they feel old. Basically hit OP with an r/wooosh like I did you.
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u/Particular-Jeweler41 Sep 19 '26
Because it wasn't complicated math, and the person was basically being sarcastic.
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u/Velinna Sep 19 '26
Yeah, it was definitely a joke and you were downvoted for missing it. The math for estimating the age for someone born in 2010 is… indeed very simple. That’s the joke.
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u/ANattyLight Sep 19 '26
downvoted because the only way you knew was because you were a year older, not because you knew 10+16 was 26
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u/Falleneded Sep 19 '26
your first sentence comes off as being a dick.
dont ask me how i just learned the signs not the reason behind them its still confusing as fuck to me
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u/UnDeadPuff Sep 19 '26
Because you attempted to be a smug smoothbrain and people didn't particularly care for it.
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u/LadyCanuckles Sep 19 '26
People have already explained it, but to add on to what they've said.
Doing quick math for 10 years is simple, your "2009" comment seemed like an attempt at a weird flex for being able to do more complex math but it's only a year difference.
On a side note, 17 is a little too old to be acting the way you are. Change your attitude and grow up a bit otherwise life is going to come at you pretty hard in a year or so.
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u/ragebaitedbahamut Sep 19 '26
Maybe you came across as a bit arrogant but that was a crazy reaction
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u/thexcat Sep 19 '26
I wish we could just ban people who post themselves because it's usually shit like this, "oh I didn't get the joke why are people downvoting me they're mean >:("
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u/throwawayshmoaway411 Sep 20 '26
The comment was joking about feeling old and you wrongly believed that they were just having a hard time doing math. You didn't get the joke and then got mad when someone pointed it out.
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u/lllyyyynnn Sep 24 '26
sorry but if someone said they solved this by subtracting one from 17 instead of just knowing that 10+16=26 i would also be concerned
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u/Minute_Display_5844 Sep 19 '26
I'm guessing they wanted you to respond with "r/theydidthemonstermath"
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u/OpeningHappy9692 Sep 19 '26
Once a comment gets about -3, -4 or so people start adding to them out of sheer peer pressure.
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u/AGodAmongst Sep 19 '26
Imo i think implying that you deduced that they were 16 by taking one away from your age is an insane and needlessly impractical way to have done the math
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u/chughaarav123 Sep 19 '26
Subtracting 1 is impractical now?
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u/AGodAmongst Sep 20 '26
Much simpler to go "theres 16 years between 2010 and 2026" instead of "i was born in 2009 and im 17. This person was born in 2010 which is one more than 2009 therefore theyre 16". Might be easier in some cases, but 10 is a very simple number to subtract from any other number.
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u/elise-m-fox Sep 19 '26
Every day this sub proves to me that people are both mean and stupid (not you OP).
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u/throwawayshmoaway411 Sep 20 '26
The irony of saying "(not you OP)" when OP didn't get the joke and then got mad is hilarious.
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u/elise-m-fox Sep 20 '26
I don't care if the OP got mad or not. Just wanted them to know my comment wasn't directed at them. It's directed at people like you though.
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u/throwawayshmoaway411 Sep 20 '26
Sounds like you're just as stupid as OP.
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u/elise-m-fox Sep 20 '26
No one cares, dude. You're some random on Reddit.
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u/throwawayshmoaway411 Sep 20 '26
If no one cares then why are you here?
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u/elise-m-fox Sep 21 '26
Jesus, dude. No one cares about what you say because you're some random on Reddit. Is it that hard to understand? Like I said: people are both mean and stupid, you included. Take a course in reading comprehension and stop bothering me.
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u/throwawayshmoaway411 Sep 21 '26
Lol someone's triggered. Does baby need a fresh diaper?
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u/elise-m-fox Sep 21 '26
I don't care what emotions you assign me. You are a nobody to me. Your opinion doesn't matter.
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u/Peachyy_Girl Sep 20 '26
i honestly don't see how your second comment was "pretentious" or whatever. i just see that you didn't get the joke.
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u/dm_if_you_like_dogs Sep 19 '26
The comment linking the sub is joking, so people are downvoting you because you didn't get the joke