2025-12-29 14:20:39

Knowledge is not afraid of being accumulated in small amounts, but it is afraid of being over-accumulated and still stubbornly held onto.

Six years ago, I was sent by the company to attend a blockchain technology forum, and it left a deep impression. There were three keynote speakers, each speaking in their own way — I was responsible for explaining the technology and applications in a simple and understandable way, the company's researcher delved into the details of data models, and there was also a full professor from a university, whose content was extremely profound. Honestly, I was confused by many parts.

That experience made me reflect on a question: for the same understanding and research of blockchain, why is the output so different? It’s not a matter of knowledge quantity, but rather, the position you stand in makes it easy to be fixed by the thinking mode of that position. Academic perspective, business perspective, popular science perspective — each has its own "rigid blind spots."

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 8h ago

Uh, it's really a matter of stance; everyone tends to get stuck in their own little world. Having more knowledge can actually make one more stubborn, which is quite a harsh truth. The deep narratives of ivory tower theories really need to be re-evaluated in the face of the market. Totally agree, sometimes piling up jargon does more harm than good. Each perspective speaks its own, but the audience has to piece it all together themselves, it's exhausting.

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DataChief

· 8h ago

Really, stance is like a shackle. Well said. Accumulating too much knowledge can become a burden; why bother? That's why some professors' papers go unread, understand? They are trapped within their own professional domain; ultimately, it's a rigidity of thinking. Different stances lead to seeing the world as two separate planes... Breaking out of the circle is the only way to see clearly; otherwise, you're living in an ivory tower.

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NestedFox

· 8h ago

That deep and obscure rhetoric from the professor really gives me a headache. It's more reliable to follow your practical and implementable ideas.

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GasFeeVictim

· 8h ago

It's so realistic. This is how our circle operates—each going their own way and going wild. Having more knowledge can actually make it easier to get trapped, that's true. Professors talk endlessly, traders only look at prices, and our popular science efforts are disliked by both sides. Everyone thinks their own approach is the correct one. Standpoints determine perspectives, perspectives limit imagination, and the cycle repeats. Researchers look down on crypto traders, traders mock academics, and internet people feel good about themselves, haha. Thought rigidity is especially serious in the Web3 circle, with information cocoons layered one after another. Having deep knowledge doesn't necessarily mean you can see further; sometimes, it can lead you to sink even deeper.

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