Doesn’t the wisdom of this depend on whether those using math to win status conflicts are right on the merits?
If being good at math is sufficiently likely to make one win status arguments because one is right, the incentive on people to become better at math is probably worth the cost from people using high math skills to win arguments despite being wrong on the merits.
Doesn’t the wisdom of this depend on whether those using math to win status conflicts are right on the merits?
If being good at math is sufficiently likely to make one win status arguments because one is right, the incentive on people to become better at math is probably worth the cost from people using high math skills to win arguments despite being wrong on the merits.