Most normal people who learnt in Brisk would define talmid solely based on learning; how to approach, tear down, and build the sugya, and perhaps, certain elements of the ‘brisker’ hashkafa. The people who think talmid means taking on the kooky brisker chumros and wacko hanhagos are just that- kooky wackos. They tend to be, by and large, american baal tshuva flipouts.
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