Mike Coslo wrote:

...
I have also met people who make sharpening a pencil incomprehensible.

If a person cannot explain something so that an another intelligent
person can get at least a rudimentary grasp, the fault does not lie with
the person looking for the education.


Right on!

I interact with both types, preferring the latter. The purpose here is
to learn something I am ignorant of and not to be whamboozled by
self-importance ...

Regards,
JS