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Seems superficial. If a simple concept is presented in a complex way what did you actually learn?


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aleph_minus_one11/04/2025

Often, if the concept is presented in a more complex way the reason is that the author wants to emphasize and explain how the concept relates in a non-trivial way to some other deep concept; thus you learn a lot more than when the author explains things in the most simple (and shallow) way.

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