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by fennecs 1549 days ago
Nope everything needs to be completely intuitive, explaining in detail is completely wrong /s

I think both can complement each other, but it is definitely nice to go into the details. Watch the Feynman explanation then try to use that as you go through the actual details. The initial more hand wavy, but morally correct explanation, gives you something to latch onto, and then you can use that to guide your reasoning in the more complicated steps.

Honestly the idea or expectation that things need to be read linearly is also wrong, you should include some reasonable level of detail and elaboration in your writing, but organise it so it can be picked over. You can switch betweeen levels too.