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> a exceptionally dry and boring subject matter, encumbered by complex mathematic models and obscure economic theory.

by this point, considering the amount of technical understanding around narrative, storytelling, and enganging media production, the fact that these matters are so dry, complex, and such a slog to work through, feels like a choice not to make them any more accessible.

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Making deeply technical material requires someone who has both mastery of an uncommon challenging field and expertise at narrative, storytelling, etc.

For any given obscure field, the set of people who have mastered it is small. The intersection of that with the set of people who are great explainers is very small.

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