Conveying Knowledge is for Yourself

Knowledge conveyance is masturbatory: you are mostly proving to yourself you know something.

Even for teachers: knowledge is not learning or insight. Knowledge is readily accessible. How much of what we do is to convince ourselves or to gain affirmation?

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