These days, I would say probably yes. For the most part, the human race as a whole has lost nearly all of its ability to listen, process, think critically, speak, type, write etc. (fill in the blank, really...if it's a cognitive/processing trait, it is most likely gone). We have the smart phone and social media to thank for this, chiefly. This applies to even the most basic concepts, let alone complex ones, most of which are, by nature, usually subversive and/or steeped in controversy. The hoi polloi have never reacted particularly well to anyone who tries to rise above the mediocrity in any way, shape or form, but this does seem to be amplified nowadays; they'll pretty much resort to anything to knock you down if you even try, and shame you in the process. I feel like Bill Hicks must be turning in his grave...and to think of how much worse things have gotten in the last 30-odd years since that wonderful lifeform graced this largely indifferent and unappreciative planet.
My wife recently said, and I quote: "If you don't explain it to them, they'll actually understand it
better. Once you try to explain it to them, they're lost!" I think that sums it up nicely. Hell, she even likes the room note of several of my latakia blends, what more could a man ask for?
