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0 pointswhitfieldsdad2y ago0 comments

I don't really understand the meaning of sophomoric discussion, but, is it basically being open to, and discussing thoughts, ideas, concepts, etc., that you're not an expert in?

Isn't talking about, and exploring things that you're not an expert in, good, rather than bad, as that's how you learn new things?

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thfuran2y ago

>Isn't talking about, and exploring things that you're not an expert in, good, rather than bad, as that's how you learn new things?

Potentially, but that's not what "sophomoric" means. It's roughly the intersection of overconfident and immature.

whitfieldsdadOP2y ago

Ah, gotcha, I didn't realize that sophomore was an insult - I just thought it meant you were a student

thfuran2y ago

It is in reference to sophomore year as the second year of study—being like a kid who has studied a bit and fancies that they now know a lot. But "sophomore" itself doesn't have the negative connotation.

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0 pointswhitfieldsdad2y ago0 comments

I don't really understand the meaning of sophomoric discussion, but, is it basically being open to, and discussing thoughts, ideas, concepts, etc., that you're not an expert in?

Isn't talking about, and exploring things that you're not an expert in, good, rather than bad, as that's how you learn new things?

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thfuran2y ago

>Isn't talking about, and exploring things that you're not an expert in, good, rather than bad, as that's how you learn new things?

Potentially, but that's not what "sophomoric" means. It's roughly the intersection of overconfident and immature.

whitfieldsdadOP2y ago

Ah, gotcha, I didn't realize that sophomore was an insult - I just thought it meant you were a student

thfuran2y ago

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