Reposted by Gunnar Ries
![Custom variant of xkcd comic 2501: Average Familiarity.
[Ponytail and Cueball are talking. Ponytail has her hand raised, palm up, towards Cueball.]
Ponytail: Minerals are second nature to us MinCup fans, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows graphite and halite.
Cueball: And quartz, of course.
Ponytail: Of course.
[Caption below the panel]
Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:onsbyn4u2cms5yqxvpaqboge/bafkreifvmd5fc26h6qvg23klic6e6bnagcatyqu5s5aaan2h6safxtik5m)
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