I think simile but i’m not sure
Credit, transaction between two parties in which one (the creditor or lender) supplies money, goods, services, or securities in return for a promised future payment by the other (the debtor or borrower). Such transactions normally include the payment of interest to the lender.
He wanted to naturally express the aspects of how science gets done, and also depict the bad along with the good.
It's not "you learn that there daniel's friend" it's "You learn that they're daniel's friend"