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Some people insist there's no "correct" order for the basic arithmetic operations. And worse, some people insist the correct order is parenthesis first, then left to right.
Both of those sets of people are wrong.
I mean, arithmetic order is just convention, not a mathematical truth. But that convention works in the way we know, yes, because that's what's.. well.. convention
Social conventions are real, well defined things. Some mathematicians like to pretend they aren't, while using a truckload of them; that's a hypocritical opinion.
That's not to say you can't change them. But all of basic arithmetic is a social convention, you can redefine the numbers and operations any time you want too.
So are the laws of nature, that Maths arises from
No, you making false accusations against Mathematicians is a strawman
You can change the conventions, you cannot change the rules
Nope, law of nature. Even several animals know how to count.
And you end up back where you started, since you can't change the laws of nature