Thank you! I think you correctly guessed what the students were thinking, because I have thought similar things. One angle here is that academics are (rightly)

Thank you! I think you correctly guessed what the students were thinking, because I have thought similar things. One angle here is that academics are (rightly) proud of their specialist knowledge, and often using words like "simply" and "easily" really are a flex whether they know it or not. The best way as student can take this is as inspiration, that one day it will be easy for you, too. I personally believe empathy deserves high praise and recognition, a key part of pedagogy. However, the lack of empathy does not, in turn, deserve derision. Not everyone is a great, or even particularly good, teacher.