burkphoto wrote:
No need to feel stupid. Learning is a life-long process. It's often hard to know what you need to learn without some direction. For instance:
People (here and elsewhere) often ask the *wrong questions* about a topic, without knowing it. Veterans in the field recognize what they're wanting to do, and may say, "Instead of worrying about that, do this instead." Or, "You're trying to do this, right? Okay, then what you REALLY need to know is..."
The veteran in the field then gets bombarded with comments such as, "You didn't answer the original question! Shame on you for not staying on topic!" Well, the answer to the original question was completely irrelevant to the ultimate solution to the real problem... It might be useful in another situation, but won't help the original poster get to a satisfactory result or solution.
I've probably seen that a hundred times.
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