I often want to make a point that depends on the other person knowing X.
I can actually speak to the reverse of this. People, particularly in the rationalist / tech community, are constantly asking me if I know about extremely basic concepts. I attribute this to how I don't fit the stereotype of what a rationalist / tech person looks like. It's very frustrating to me to always get tailored versions of conversations that don't match my actual knowledge level. It might be fine if I could quickly answer, "Yes, I know what that is," to people's... (read more)
I can actually speak to the reverse of this. People, particularly in the rationalist / tech community, are constantly asking me if I know about extremely basic concepts. I attribute this to how I don't fit the stereotype of what a rationalist / tech person looks like. It's very frustrating to me to always get tailored versions of conversations that don't match my actual knowledge level. It might be fine if I could quickly answer, "Yes, I know what that is," to people's... (read more)