• Deestan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Hes a r/iamverysmart dude attempting the socratic method (which is a legit teaching method for one-to-one tutoring) on a fucking group of people. Setting aside the base assumption that he just has some great Understanding that we don’t and can’t comprehend if told directly, you can only really do it on one single person if you have a good understanding of what their current mental model is.

    Douglas Adams tried it in his book, with the self-insert Avatar character. It was hilariously sad.

    Pretentious bullshitter not seeking answers to questions plz ban.