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stingraycharles on July 21, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Monads in JavaScript

I think that depends very much upon the audience. There are quite a few great ideas out there that are difficult to explain: try explaining the theory of general relativity to your mother, for example.

Lewton on July 21, 2015 | [–]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Does-mc2-Brian-Cox/dp/0306819112

pekk on July 22, 2015 | | [–]

"I can't explain it" does not depend on the audience, it depends on your ability to understand and explain it.

This is why I didn't say "I can't explain it to two-year-olds".

dllthomas on July 21, 2015 | [–]

My mother is technical and well educated. She probably understands General Relativity better than I do.

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