When we can't distinguish millions from billions, grasp probability, or understand scale, we become sitting ducks for economic myths, financial scams, and political manipulation.
This piece really reframes math not just as a subject, but as a form of civic armor. The connection between numeracy and democracy is so often overlooked — yet it's exactly this kind of intuition about scale, probability, and context that protects us from manipulation. More of this kind of thinking, please.
This piece really reframes math not just as a subject, but as a form of civic armor. The connection between numeracy and democracy is so often overlooked — yet it's exactly this kind of intuition about scale, probability, and context that protects us from manipulation. More of this kind of thinking, please.
Thanks for reading and the affirmation, Mayeen. This is part one of three of what I'm calling "American Illiteracies." Stay tuned.