I love this story! Both mathematics and pop-culture have an abundance of names and terminology that can make their discussion very foreign to people who haven't

I love this story! Both mathematics and pop-culture have an abundance of names and terminology that can make their discussion very foreign to people who haven't encountered the lingo. I've been thinking about this as a way to understand why many people hate math. I think a lot of people tend to miss that learn math is a lot like learning any other lingo. They assume somehow when they don't understand something it's due to their lack of intelligence rather than simple unfamiliarity with the terms being used. "It is well known that..." gets interpreted as "Even a moron would understand that..." rather than "It is a key piece of cultural knowledge of this domain that...". Now no one would ever make a statement like "It is well known that Katy Perry is a celebrity" as part of discussing American pop-culture. They'd just laugh at you instead for not knowing who she is. Not sure which way is better.