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Agreed, which is why I meant some of them. Most of them look reasonably easy to follow, including the last step. I think in general, the owl meme has its purpo
by xg15 4y ago
Agreed, which is why I meant some of them. Most of them look reasonably easy to follow, including the last step.
I think in general, the owl meme has its purpose though: I'd see it as a reminder to be aware of "expert blindness": If you have lots of practice in a subject, part of your skills or knowledge will become subconscious and you're at risk forgetting they are acquired skills/knowledge at all. If you try to write an "introduction for beginners" piece without being self-aware about this, things can get frustrating for the people you're trying to teach.
I guess the meme is the art equivalent of "a monad is just a monoid in the category of endofunctors"... :)
- tptacek 4y agoRight, I have no objection to the owl meme by itself, just to the idea that these instructions are a good example of it. But people see instructions on drawing an owl and immediately post a meme that effectively says "instructions on how to draw an owl are impossible". Fooey.
- arketyp 4y agoThe owl meme is an exaggeration of the truth which typically looks like these examples. The frustration too is an exaggeration. I think the meme is very relevant, although, I'll grant you, a bit trite.