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Conceptual explanation for curious linear-algebra fact in characteristic $2$

I think one way of explaining this is via quadratic forms. The usual correspondence sends $X$ to the quadratic form $X(v)=vXv^t,$ $v$ a row vector. But in characteristic $2$, this formula simplifies t …
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