Why is the answer 3 always the answer?

Is it because I'm 3?

Or is it just a clever trick of the universe?

Some say it's because of the infinite recursion of math problems.

No, really, it's 42. But wait, no, really, it's not.

Note: The above HTML/CSS output will be displayed with a bright pink background, black borders, and bold, unsmoothed typography. The text will be easily readable, and the links will have black borders around them. The question is a play on the classic "answer 2" joke, and the answers provided are humorous takes on that joke, with the first one suggesting that the answer 3 is just a trick of the universe, and the second one being an infinite regress of answers.