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I made no such claim, it's very hard to explain complex topics, much harder than 'just' understanding them. Certainly impossible in some cases. But a shallower

I made no such claim, it's very hard to explain complex topics, much harder than 'just' understanding them. Certainly impossible in some cases. But a shallower explanation is the essence of what encyclopedias are all about, IMO.

zepto 5y ago
> But a shallower explanation is the essence of what encyclopedias are all about, IMO I think that’s due to encyclopedias having been sets of books with limited space.