That said, we have a lot of actual experts here, many of whom are willing to go to great lengths to teach.
That thread made my head ache.now -- if you'd like to see the musings of some of the other kind of "experts" (you know, the ones for whom the double quote marks represent facetiousness ), here's a fun read.
Hey Chris
You have NO idea of what you're talking about, especially since you've never done any mods yourself.forum.polkaudio.com
(the topic is improvements to legacy Polk loudspeakers, in full disclosure)
the expert beginnerThe most dangerous 'expert' is one that in reality isn't a real expert but believes/claims he is one.
Maybe. I heard the expression many times that if you cannot explain something you do not understand it. Bullshit. I am not good explaining myself, but there are things I most definitely understand and can prove it yet I'm not good explaining it. I have trouble picturing in my mind what others don't know for something I do know. It isn't a lack of deep understanding of the subject. It is a lack of understanding of those without the understanding and how it looks to them. Two different talents. You can have both, but you can also have one without the ability of the other to explain.I don't think that has necessarily has to do with "smartness", many really educated people on a topic can explain it superbly, a great example is Dr. Toole. In my experience often "semi-experts" are the ones who don't write or explain well, also due to their lack of education and deep understanding.
Yes, that's why I had written above "many really educated people on a topic can explain it superbly" and not "all".Maybe. I heard the expression many times that if you cannot explain something you do not understand it. Bullshit. I am not good explaining myself, but there are things I most definitely understand and can prove it yet I'm not good explaining it. I have trouble picturing in my mind what others don't know for something I do know. It isn't a lack of deep understanding of the subject. It is a lack of understanding of those without the understanding and how it looks to them. Two different talents. You can have both, but you can also have one without the ability of the other to explain.
Pretty sure that he meant "expert 'experts'"As you double quote "experts", I'm not quite sure if you mean experts, or "experts".
It's on the internet, anyone can pretend to be anything.
It's on the internet, anyone can pretend to be anything.
Agree. But I learned from teaching that explaining something helped me understand it better. Which helped me explain it. Etc. Etc.I heard the expression many times that if you cannot explain something you do not understand it. Bullshit.
What I observed is that many experts often do not agree with each other about aspects yet may well agree on other aspects of the discussed subject.
This could stem from them not being true experts in the exact same field but be experts in other areas of the 'overall' subject and or have an equal amount of hands-on experience.
It is also easy to misinterpret something a true expert says as he may be including aspects one really was not even considering.
Not all experts are masters in explaining things in such a way that even laymen may understand.
Sometimes someone with an authoritative way of writing can appear to be an expert but in reality just is a loud mouthed individual.
One can also claim to be an expert but not really be one.
Too little knowledge can be just as big as a problem as having too much knowledge.
The most dangerous 'expert' is one that in reality isn't a real expert but believes/claims he is one.
I bet you can explain it.Maybe. I heard the expression many times that if you cannot explain something you do not understand it. Bullshit. I am not good explaining myself, but there are things I most definitely understand and can prove it yet I'm not good explaining it.
Or maybe the moderation is just faster in removing the nonsense?I am noticing the level of discussion in all areas of topical/subject matter here @ ASR is really increasing due to ASR attracting many more "experts" than we even had not long ago.
Taken somewhere near the Cave of Caerbannog?Or maybe the moderation is just faster in removing the nonsense?
I for one think we don't have enough experts posting strange cat pics, this should be top of the agenda.
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Agreed. And it seems the number of trolls (purposeful or accidental) is also increasing. I suppose both are an indication the site's reach continues to expand.I am noticing the level of discussion in all areas of topical/subject matter here @ ASR is really increasing due to ASR attracting many more "experts" than we even had not long ago. Some of the subject matter is definitely advanced expert stuff and is impressive that ASR and @amirm has created this place of sanity and advancement. The speaker gurus are definitely going for it and all the other areas have some mighty fine contributions in discussion too. To see what this place becomes in several years will be intriguing for sure.
I don't think it matters how much smarter someone is than you, what matters is how they explain things & teach stuff, and also trying to recognise if in the first place they do genuinely know what they're talking about.My problem is I need someone just a little smarter than me or I cannot learn from them. Some of our experts are too smart for me to follow. Also with an electronics education, but no EE. Still a good problem to have. As long as I only lurk in those threads nobody can know for certain how much I don't know.
I don't think it matters how much smarter someone is than you, what matters is how they explain things & teach stuff, and also trying to recognise if in the first place they do genuinely know what they're talking about.
Or maybe the moderation is just faster in removing the nonsense?
I for one think we don't have enough experts posting strange cat pics, this should be top of the agenda.
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