[zecho]

I think the imbecile comment is unnecessary.

One can still have a conversation about a subject without having much depth in the subject. If you haven't read Taming of the Shrew, you can still understand the story if I give you a quick version, and we can talk about that meta-story, because there are things in the text (via my description) that we both understand. However, it's difficult to have a conversation with much specificity or depth having not both read the text.

You'll note that javert's posts here lack both specificity and depth. It's probably best to just leave it at that note.