# Demystification involves a lot of context You could think of demystification as the process of decompressing jargon ([[Jargon is mystifying to people without the relevant context]]) and deabstracting abstract ideas. In order to do this, you need to stick much more context back on a thing. Usually you do this by going up and down the [[The ladder of abstraction]]. <!-- #evergreen --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Demystification+involves+a+lot+of+context) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Demystification+involves+a+lot+of+context)