&quot;Did bad high-school mathematics education conditioned us all to hate everything that&#x27;s related to mathematics?&quot;<p>Yes.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.maa.org&#x2F;external_archive&#x2F;devlin&#x2F;LockhartsLament.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.maa.org&#x2F;external_archive&#x2F;devlin&#x2F;LockhartsLament....</a><p>(A frequent HN link, but, well, for good reason.)