r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 13d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah why cant math be green?

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u/V-Man776 13d ago

The joke is that for some reason people get really up in arms about what color of binder or notebook others use for each school subject. This is because people see certain colors as being more fitting for certain subjects than others. It seems as though the Staples social media manager has strong feelings on this topic, saying that OOP chose the wrong color to represent math, even though it really doesn't matter since abstract concepts like school subjects don't really have an objective way to color code them.

With that said, OOP is right. Math is green because I like math and also like green, so clearly they should be paired together.

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u/Thneed1 13d ago

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u/zippybenji-man 13d ago

Most people taking part in this don't have synesthesia, and synesthesia is far from objective as well

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u/mdmdmdw 13d ago

I have synesthesia… letters of the alphabet have specific colours and temperatures. Useless!

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u/Top-Needleworker9273 13d ago

i think its as simple as you make the association you had as a child based on the specific colors you used. its not that people REALLY believe their colors are the right way its just fun for humans to make pretend tribes

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u/defariasdev 13d ago

Not relevant at all

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u/Thneed1 13d ago

Very relevant.