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Understanding the Limitations of Consumer Knowledge in Technical Fields
The speaker acknowledges their role as a consumer rather than a producer of technical knowledge, understanding the quality of a study but not delving into all technical details. They admit that while they can identify a well-done study and assess its legitimacy, they often forget the specific chain of evidence that led to that conclusion, unlike a specialist in the field who would retain that knowledge.