Post #3078224
2026-02-21 16:53 UTC
@nanma80@mathstodon.xyz @henryseg@mathstodon.xyz @hallunke23@troet.cafe Calling it a "nazi symbol" does not further Henry's goal of mathematical artists reclaiming it. "Swastika" is a perfectly nice Sanskrit word meaning "well-being and good fortune" (notwithstanding its loathsome historical associations).
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@csk@mathstodon.xyz 2026-02-21 16:55
@nanma80@mathstodon.xyz @henryseg@mathstodon.xyz @hallunke23@troet.cafe The rehabilitation of the word might also have been smoother had it been a little more Bouba and a little less Kiki...
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@tonwood@mathstodon.xyz 2026-02-21 20:35
@csk@mathstodon.xyz I always wonder, does “A notwithstanding B” mean “A unless B” or “A despite B”? From how I see it used, it seems to go both ways. @nanma80@mathstodon.xyz @henryseg@mathstodon.xyz @hallunke23@troet.cafe