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that's an interesting statement, i've always considered experts to be people who can do things simultaneously better and worse than a beginner

my favorite example is when a great dancer who tries to mockingly mimic a bad dancer still looks good and does it hilariously

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Many experts completly forget what it was like to be a beginner. That's why I've found it's generally best for absolute beginners to learn from an apprentice, and an apprentice to learn from a journeyman, because they still remember what it was like to be at the previous level.

> I've always considered experts to be people who can do things simultaneously better and worse than a beginner

I agree. This reminds me of the so-called school of kung fu called drunken master. There can be a can't-give-a-fuck about someone who is at the peak of their abilities.

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