For me, it's a great many things. But one thing in particular is the economy. I feel some vague pressure to pretend I understand what's going on, but actually it's a vast sea of complexity and I'm totally adrift.
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What are some things you don't understand, but somehow feel you're supposed to? (Based on your education, background, what people assume of you, etc.)
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The reverse question would probably be even more interesting. Something people don’t expect you to understand but you do.
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yeah but then my mentions would be full of people tooting their own horns instead of admitting that they don’t know things and i vastly prefer the latter :)
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Expressions with nested backquotes.
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i just had to look that up and eww
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In a similar vein, I do not really understand money. How does money work? I did a lot of reading about it when Bitcoin went on a tear to try to understand the claims being made on either side. I now have some silly cartoon explanations but I wouldnt bet a dime on them.
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money and banking have rebuffed all my attempts at understanding them :(. i can get a bit conspiratorial at times, since it almost seems like they were designed with obfuscation as a goal
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I have a finance background. Off the top of my head: Mortgages (paying points, shopping rates) and insurance. I get them in broad strokes but definitely not at a level most folks expect.
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great answer
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phase transitions
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what is there to understand or not understand about phase transitions? (i ask as someone utterly ignorant.)
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