I constantly use algebra/calc and graph data for my stem job. Everyone should have a similar base of knowledge. I don't complain that I learned about the Mongolian empire or read Of Mice and Men.
Unfortunately, the people thinking they don't need to know stuff are also the people "doing their own research" on vaccines and such.
Learning stuff doesn't just impart knowledge, it rounds out your understanding of what you don't know and where you should yield to expertice which is arguably equally as important as knowing stuff.
I don't go around as a 30 something saying the words of a 15 yr old. Yes it is not as tactful as it should be and I understand the nuance but the idea is the same and I'm not going to change what happened.
"I don't care what's wrong with you. If you're an asshole, you're an asshole"
This has stuck with me for about 15 years now. A neurodivergent stage crew member who was consistently an asshole was being an asshole again, so this other kid just yelled at him and told him off. Everyone in the room gave him the shocked Pikachu face because he yelled at the ND kid. Someone said "dude, you cant yell at him" and then he laid down this quote.
Yes