I appreciate this thread, all of it.
I came to iNaturalist from a non-science, non-computer background, Do not mistake this for appreciating nature any less, not wanting to learn any less. On the contrary, I spend multiple hours a day out of doors, experiencing and watching and letting my brain tumble things into place.
Then I come back here to read. And often the discussions are still well above my understanding so I simply exit them and do not return. Eventually they close.
This thread is the first time I saw the link @bouteloua kindly posted though undoubtedly it has been shared multiple times before. It would not be a redundancy to have posted it again but a refresher, an opportunity for others (like me!).
We all come to iNaturalist from different backgrounds, from different places, with different levels of experience and language and time. Who is to say what day someone will see something that is helpful or useful to them?
Thank you again for starting this thread which allowed me to see that link so helpful to me at this time.
edit to add: unsure if any of this will be of interest to you, but there may be something here you do not yet know.