Not OP but i find the story part is very useful when I'm in an unfamiliar space. The stories provide insight into how the teller thinks about the problem - this

Not OP but i find the story part is very useful when I'm in an unfamiliar space. The stories provide insight into how the teller thinks about the problem - this is helpful to make a mental map of the topic. It helps that humans seem wired to understand narative (or maybe just my culture) in a deep way. Similarly, when joining a new team I like to gather war-stories because when people tell you those, they are also telling you how they work (and allow you to infer a good strategy for working with those folks while also learning about the warts of the system).