Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
The depth of an argument is limited by the shallowest person in the argument. Which means arguments are futile if there is no decisive conclusion reachable at a shallower level. If the proof takes calculus and your opponent only knows algebra your only real option is to arrange an empirical demonstration that will seem like magic to them.
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Brent Fitzgerald
@bf
Ok wow, you just gave me a new mental model. Thank you.
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