As one data point, I had to google what Stranger in a Strange Land refers to, and don’t know what connotations the comment above yours [1] refers to. I always assumed ‘grok’ was just a generic synonym for ‘(deeply) understand’, and didn’t even particularly associate it with the EA community. (Maybe it’s relevant here that I’m not a native speaker.)
It’s not particularly associated with the EA community – I think your impression there is correct. I’d say it’s more generic nerd jargon than EA jargon. I actually don’t think I hear it used especially often in EA.
I honestly don’t remember the detailed connotations from Stranger in a Strange Land, but since I’m neither a Martian nor a member of a weird New-Agey Martian cult I don’t consider this a huge disadvantage.
As one data point, I had to google what Stranger in a Strange Land refers to, and don’t know what connotations the comment above yours [1] refers to. I always assumed ‘grok’ was just a generic synonym for ‘(deeply) understand’, and didn’t even particularly associate it with the EA community. (Maybe it’s relevant here that I’m not a native speaker.)
[1] Replacing the jargon term ‘grandparent’ ;)
Most native English speakers from outside of particular nerd cultures also would have no clue what it means.
It’s not particularly associated with the EA community – I think your impression there is correct. I’d say it’s more generic nerd jargon than EA jargon. I actually don’t think I hear it used especially often in EA.
I honestly don’t remember the detailed connotations from Stranger in a Strange Land, but since I’m neither a Martian nor a member of a weird New-Agey Martian cult I don’t consider this a huge disadvantage.