I find myself in a very similar position, having been recently introduced to the world of Linked Data by colleagues. So I started attending “the meetings” and found many people asking the same awkward questions you do. There are practical solutions to some low level questions, some theorising on some high level ones and a great deal unanswered inbetween. But I’ve found it to be an open and welcoming community even to a newbie like me. My advice is to meet them halfway, go to some meetups, pose lot of questions, that way you’ll raise the bar on everyone’s understanding.