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unraveling-plot · 1 year ago

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Okay listen. If you have passionate niche knowledge about a topic and want to talk about it or reference it to a person who is neither passionate nor knowledgeable about that topic, please. Please. explain what you are talking about.

Do not simply drop terms and go aha my bad if the person indicates they aren't following. If they ask a question, it means they are interested and want to understand. Moving on instead of answering will leave the person frustrated and confused.

#this is a big pet peeve to me. dont assume i know!!!! i dont know!!!! but i want to!!!!!#so help me understand rather than leaving me in the dirt and making me feel bad about being unable to catch up!!!!!#if you reference something and who youre talking to is like Whatever you say bud :D youre fine #if theyre like 'what is that' and you refuse to elaborate with an air of Haha im so quirky and knowledgeable. im putting sawdust in your bed #ok. im done now. this is promted by my brothers being very good at not doing that. they will explain. they will explain everything. or else #AND YES THERES NUANCE! THERES ALWAYS NUANCE!#sometimes the audience doesnt mind not knowing. then youre fine.#sometimes its really hard to explain. then find an audience who had the basis of knowledge or doesnt mind not understanding.#or do your best! an attempt will be appreciated much more than brushing off their curiosity #or an earnest 'sorry idk how to explain this'. also appreciated #ok now I'm done

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