[He does not know any of this, but that's okay. If someone is passionate about something, then that's good. He nods.]

That makes a lot of sense, yes. I ...

[He grows shy for a moment, but continues on.]

Apologies for bringing up something irrelevant but, I learned much of what I know through remote means a-and self-study ...generally through the internet and online courses. The outside world ...nothing can prepare you for it, but I think it helped considerably.