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    6 days ago

    Your parents likely also can’t do quick mental math. That’s not smart phones, that’s just aging. You aren’t drilled anymore. You don’t do it everyday.

    I taught middle schoolers remedial math for years in my 20’s so I actually am very fast at basic arithmetic in my head. It’s because it’s more recent for me. That’s what made shows like are you smarter than a 5th grader kind of deceptive. If you were taught something recently or are currently being drilled on it basically every day, then you’re going to know it better than anybody regardless of their tools or age or intelligence.