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> Hell, most “dumb” people understand, recognize, and appreciate this ability.

That remark reminds me of all the praise heaped by commenters onto videos that explain complex topics glibly. Like "I've been struggling to understand this for 20 years, until this video", etc.

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Except, when, which is often the case in mathematics, there is actual way to reduce the complexity of a topic to be understandable to most people without sacrificing veracity for digestible half truths.

I’m reminded of Feynman’s answer on explaining magnetism.

In other words, ICP were not so far off base when they asked “magnets, how do they work?”

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