r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Aug 01 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah why cant math be green?

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u/V-Man776 Aug 01 '26

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/Epaminodas_ Aug 01 '26

Staples social media manager has strong feelings on this topic

Maybe, but this is marketing. Other people apparently have strong feelings about these colors. If you want to make something go viral on social media then creating outrage can be very effective.

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u/ayyyyyyyyyyxyzlmfao Aug 01 '26

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The post right above that. If people really want to talk about ads like brainlet capitalist drones, then this site is cooked anyway. I assume it's just bots though, plus the subset of people who are basically indistinguishable from a bot.

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u/SkinnyAssHacker Aug 02 '26

This is the answer, yes. They're trying to create engagement. That's it.