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Stepping Out of the Boundaries: Gaining Perspective Beyond the Frame

The possibilities are truly endless…how fascinating is that!

Melanie J.
Unpopular Opinions
4 min readOct 30, 2024

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Several months ago, I watched a clip of actor Terrence Howard making a bold statement that is considered controversial — 1 x 1 is not equal to 1.

His explanation for his conclusion still makes my brain hurt. But what it also did was it made me consider that basic math is no longer set in stone.

I believe considering other solutions for the fundamental expression 1 x 1 opens up a world of possibilities.

Fast forward to about a month ago, I was helping my little cousin with his Algebra. I haven’t done Algebra in years…it’s one of those things that we barely use in life, so I’m not sure why it’s even necessary to learn. But, I digress.

After tutoring my cousin, the YouTube algorithm suggested an infamous social media Algebra problem that was supposedly breaking the internet.

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We can have opposing unpopular opinions, but share commonalities. Let’s all shut up for a minute and start listening more to each other.

Melanie J.
Melanie J.

Written by Melanie J.

Writer with a deep passion to spread positivity, inspired by the flow of nature. https://medium.com/my-unpopular-opinion. Email: ouropinions2021@gmail.com

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