| ▲ | zahlman 3 hours ago |
| Adding a glossary doesn't really make the material approachable to laypeople. I have a university degree and I've been spending quite a bit of the last couple of years trying to understand these things by osmosis, and I'm still lost. I don't think I even have a reference point to understand the problem that the author has stopped worrying so much about. |
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| ▲ | mpalmer 3 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Your subtle implication that you are among the smartest of laypeople somewhats hurts your claim of fellowship with them. |
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| ▲ | zahlman 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | I claim nothing of the sort, and scarcely imply that, either. Like, yes, of course I'm above average; average people wouldn't be coming here and would have no real reason to be aware of this place. My point is simply that if I don't understand these things, many other people also wouldn't. Others in this comment section appear to be discussing the article intelligently; they know far more about this stuff than I do. | | |
| ▲ | mpalmer 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | > My point is simply that if I don't understand these things, many other people also wouldn't. The implication made explicit! Not to mention you yourself say that only above average people come here. | | |
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