The consolations of provenance: those who don't really grok an idea often find solace in telling a comforting story about where it came from
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Many ideas are rediscovered so often in unrelated ways, it is meaningless to talk of a history for them. "The Greeks discovered fire burns"
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maybe dif from what you're talking about, but I've found learning history of complex theoretical ideas helps make them understandable.
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