This is one of the most unnecessary aspects of IT in my opinion. I get that there are some things that require so much foundation that explaining them in techni

This is one of the most unnecessary aspects of IT in my opinion. I get that there are some things that require so much foundation that explaining them in technical detail cannot be done, but there are too many people in our profession that get a kick out of making things look needlessly hard, when sometimes they can be explained in a sentence so you grok the idea behind it. Maybe it is also a nerd thing, but I know people who will explain you some minor aspect of the thing in excruciating detail, but totally fail to give you the big idea of what this thing even does, solves, is there for etc. It is the kind of explaination that only makes sense when you are on the same level on that topic as them. This always makes me angry. I can remember how hard it was to grasp concepts and conventions I use blindly nowadays. But back then I was not stupid, there just was a heap of things no documentation or tutorial would explain, because it would just be assumed. Remembering your own struggles is essential when creating explainations for others.