> But if you're going to write about things that are important to know, you have to ask why your readers don't already know them. Is it because they're smart bu

> But if you're going to write about things that are important to know, you have to ask why your readers don't already know them. Is it because they're smart but inexperienced, or because they're obtuse? What’s missing is the third and most obvious explanation.. that what you think is important isn’t necessarily what others think is important.. Perhaps PG things this falls under the “obtuse” category.