I think the difference is not just that 2) are more basic than 1), but that 2) is a sign that it’s something core to an imaginary world
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1) things people just explain 2) things that make people mad and haughty when asked to explain, e.g. “read a 1st year textbook”
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being asked to explain (2) is like having to tell someone the rules of the game, breaking the flow
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it makes people REALLY mad when it’s about their main imaginary game that they use to define their self-worth
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When people get mad and say “jeez it’s so basic read a first-year textbook” I suggest doing exactly that
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You can learn hilarious, amazing things that are not at all what the cranky person OR the textbook author hoped you would learn
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Slightly tangential but I think everything like this is a case of the brain compressing things over time to useful kernels. They feel very true but end up impossible to easily explain.
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#2 I always find amazing I guess the anger comes from cog dissonance: they know they know it ... and then they can't actually explain it. e.g. gun banner: we need to ban all XYZ me: what is an XYZ? gb: it's QRS me: no, it's not QRS = ABC. What is XYZ? gb: IT'S OBVIOUS !!!
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