Re: are we how we behave?

Posted by gepr on Mar 06, 2019; 10:59pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/are-we-how-we-behave-tp7592651p7592701.html

I think your argument is damaged by the inclusion of "world class", "top cited", etc.  Such competitive reframings of capability/merit are the evidence that social darwinism, capitalism, and neoliberalism are failures as -isms.  Whether one plans the *best* invasion, is the fastest/best diaper changer, etc. is irrelevant.  What matters is whether delegation to an other/specialist *requires* some degree of understanding of what it is being delegated.

I.e. do I simply take my car to the mechanic so she can *fix* it?  Or do I take my car to the mechanic so that she can replace the alternator because I've already done a diagnostic on the battery and know it's fine?  And is the former or the latter more indicative of general intelligence?

On 3/6/19 1:29 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> Life has finite length and the rate of learning is finite.   Individuals aren’t going to learn how to do everything.   It isn’t even helpful to write down a list of `everything’ and say go learn that.  Because it just insults the vastness of everything, and assumes that collectively we see even a little of it.    Why not throw “become a world class violinist” or “become the top cited researcher in string theory” or “break the two hour barrier on the marathon” into the mix too?


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