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| Why can't people just say "sorry, I don't know the answer"? |
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| RenThraysk:
It does save time. A good set of reference books is quite valuable still, when you just want a single reliable answer. Though there are worse things out there that make me despair more for society. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a33547137/why-some-people-think-2-plus-2-equals-5/ |
| tszaboo:
For the younger generation, it has to do with social networks. I started using the internet in the 1.0 era, I've read the netiquette. Now I see young children pushing mommy's phone before they can speak properly. They start striving for facebook likes at 8. At 10-12 children start having burnouts and getting suicidal, if their photo of their new shoe doesn't get enough likes. It is a drug, they need attention. On an N to 1 e-conversation, I'm not going to say that I dont know the answer. It is a waste of bytes. If the same happens on a meeting at work, I'm not going to say that, probably I say 'it depends' or say how can we find out the answer. |
| ucanel:
--- Quote from: Nominal Animal on September 19, 2020, 01:03:41 am ---Because of the Dunning-Kruger effect. No, it's not a meme; it is the actual name of the psychological phenomenon of illusory superiority. --- End quote --- Lemone juice made this thief invisible: https://youtu.be/oFL5NoM9GVE |
| m98:
--- Quote from: Fixpoint on September 19, 2020, 06:06:54 pm ---On top of that, I once read an article written by "some guy" who opined that one of the best thing a beginner can do is "teaching". What!? Yes, it was probably a self-referential thing. Again. --- End quote --- People who recently acquired knowledge, in my experience, are more likely to be able to explain it to someone unfamiliar in a way he can grasp quickly. Also, you improve your own understanding of a subject if you explain it to others. |
| Cerebus:
--- Quote from: m98 on September 19, 2020, 09:14:39 pm --- --- Quote from: Fixpoint on September 19, 2020, 06:06:54 pm ---On top of that, I once read an article written by "some guy" who opined that one of the best thing a beginner can do is "teaching". What!? Yes, it was probably a self-referential thing. Again. --- End quote --- People who recently acquired knowledge, in my experience, are more likely to be able to explain it to someone unfamiliar in a way he can grasp quickly. Also, you improve your own understanding of a subject if you explain it to others. --- End quote --- Often if I want to cement my knowledge of something just learned, or if I'm having difficulty grasping that 'last bit' of something I'm currently learning, I'll give (often out loud) an imaginary lecture to a student(s) on the subject. Getting it into a form suitable for communicating it cogently to someone else (even if imaginary) helps to put all the pieces together in a logical order and structure - it also reveals what you do understand and what you need to work on more. |
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