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[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They start by make sure you're primed to feel stupid if you don't understand it?

[–] ns1@feddit.uk 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It can feel like that, though I'm sure it's (mostly) not deliberate. Also the sudden jump from straightforward to incomprehensible, accompanied by a comment from the author along the lines of "well duh"

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 11 months ago

Don't forget something like "As my book focuses on explaining concepts to normal people in simple manner, I will only include simple math."