> I think parent's point is not cultural as you are implying but rather practical.
I think this is exactly what I find distasteful in the original comment: Culture is ignored in favor of what is practical for someone other than a subject of the article.
I believe it is my comment that you find distasteful. Please reread my post, I didn’t intend it to be dismissive of the Inuit culture. I even stated that these new numeral glyphs should be included in Unicode. I believe this aids in preserving the Inuit culture and traditions.
I myself have taken over two dozen university level math courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. I don’t need to have number bases explained to me, but I have raised three kids and recognize the challenge of helping them attain proficiency in basic grade school fundamentals. This is what motivated me to make the comment.
Ironically, perhaps, is the fact that my own ancestry includes an indigenous people living at the arctic circle who faced and continue to face racial discrimination, loss of native lands, and forced changes to their way of life, the Sámi. [1]
I think this is exactly what I find distasteful in the original comment: Culture is ignored in favor of what is practical for someone other than a subject of the article.