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		kingraoul3 on Jan 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why People Dislike Really Smart Leaders If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

HumanDrivenDev on Jan 18, 2018 | [–]

I'm almost certain people exist with a real aptitude for say, high level mathematics, and no aptitude at all for communicating with others. I may have even met one or two...

wolfgke on Jan 18, 2018 | [–]

I can explain advanced mathematics simply. But then my explanation will take three hours instead of three minutes. Do you want to hear it?!

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