The speaker says the curse of knowledge is a real and pervasive phenomenon, including for them: experts may take knowledge for granted and have difficulty seeing things from a beginner's perspective.

“Well, the curse of knowledge and expertise.”

“This is a real phenomenon and I actually suffered from it myself as much as I try to not suffer from it. But you take certain things for granted and you can't put yourself in the shoes of people who are just starting out.”

“And this is pervasive. It happens to me as well.”