Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Possibly, but I generally see it as a problem from pretty much everyone, especially specialists, speaking to people outside their domain, to be horribly miscalibrated about what jargon the layperson understands, or to just not give it any thought.

Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2501/

So you don't need to explain it by any specific failing of the OP, it's common among the lucid as well.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: