Thread by @QuinnyPig

It took me a while to figure it out, but the reason I adore @b0rk’s content is that she excels at approaching explaining things in a way I can only aspire to. A thread…

Her latest is a great example of what I’m talking about. Go read it, then come back.

jvns.ca/blog/2022/01/2…

Think of basically every other ipv6 advocacy piece you've ever read. They all round to "here's why it's good and you should use it," usually with a helping of "you ignorant jackass" sprinkled throughout.

The *first sentence* of what Julia says is "I’ve been having a hard time understanding IPv6. "

Instead of "I am smart so you should listen to me" it's instead "I don't know a thing, so I'm going to explore it."

I frequently tell guests on the "Screaming in the Cloud" podcast that I host that I've modified the "Hero's Journey" narrative device into something I call "The Moron's Journey," and I'm the moron.

That lets me ask the obvious question that "everyone knows the answer to." Except when I ask that question, an awful lot of other people are taking notes about the answer as well.

If you read only the first paragraph of everything @b0rk has ever written, you'll possibly come away with the impression that she doesn't know anything about technology.

Read a bit more and you'll soon realize my point: she's not only one of the preeminent technologists of our field, but also one of the best educators across any discipline.

And all because she doesn't make the reader feel dumb for not already knowing something.

This is *not* some folksy "aw shucks" approach where someone very smart pretends to be otherwise. That's transparent and never works.

It's instead an earnest acknowledgement that everyone has something to learn, followed by an enthusiastic exploration of a topic.