@134318c2 "thinking of the problems they were like he'd done before" Yup. As you said earlier in the thread this can also be one pathway to the deep understanding (possibly even the best pathway for a small subset of folks) but more commonly leads to purely instrumental "understanding".
Interestingly that second pathway is (for me, personally) how I best understand many fiction #writing tools & techniques - "bulk familiarity" unlocks the pattern/purpose more easily than explanation, oftentimes 

 @134318c2 like, there was just a kinda background assumption until the mid 20th that the world would continue to get more complex, and we'd have to adapt & train human brains increasingly to manage that growing complexity but instead we just tacked silicon onto our extended phenotype 

 @134318c2 that's a thread/theme in the Dune universe I never focused on too. Interesting thought to ponder. 

 @0c1a9324 I'm gen X and this is my #1 reason for looking at the Pixel Fold & Samsung offerings 

 @46cd5609 ugh over and over I fall for Tusky's UI failure to clearly show that a toot in my stream  is part of a thread. Thanks.
Edit: This is worst in dark mode, but mainly I'm unobservant and need a clearer visual cue. 

 @14abadff time to update my badger 

 @0036035d that's really sad :(
I hope you both find ways to be happy and remain friends.