solipsist comments on Experiments 1: Learning trivia - Less Wrong

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Comment author: solipsist 20 July 2014 05:59:16PM 5 points [-]

Be wary of telling trivia if you aren't otherwise grounded in a subject. In a smart crowd, chances are someone will understand the subject better than you do. If you attempt to "enlighten" a more knowledgeable person and you get it wrong, they may quietly dismiss you and everything else you have to say.

<slytherin note> To signal smart to a smart person, ask them questions about progressively more arcane parts of their field.