Don’t worry, nothing beating myself up about it! Even folk with doctorates have pretty narrow fields, even if their general knowledge is still broader than mine. It’s legitimately very flattering to have a reputation for historical knowledge on the Threadiverse, but my ego is less important than reminding people that what I say is still very fallible, especially outside of my primary field of interest!
To be clear, at least in my mind, it’s not that you’ve got a reputation for deep historical knowledge. It’s that you’ve got a passion for history, and the willingness to put in the time and effort to share it with the rest of us in a way that’s very accessible!
Don’t worry, nothing beating myself up about it! Even folk with doctorates have pretty narrow fields, even if their general knowledge is still broader than mine. It’s legitimately very flattering to have a reputation for historical knowledge on the Threadiverse, but my ego is less important than reminding people that what I say is still very fallible, especially outside of my primary field of interest!
To be clear, at least in my mind, it’s not that you’ve got a reputation for deep historical knowledge. It’s that you’ve got a passion for history, and the willingness to put in the time and effort to share it with the rest of us in a way that’s very accessible!