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Re:Startup School 12: Alan Kay, Part II [video] by ontouchstart on Sunday May 14, 2017 @07:16PM (#14338035)
How can you tell the difference between "visional laziness" and "visional blindness", i.e., too lazy to see or fail to see?
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Re:Startup School 12: Alan Kay, Part II [video] by alankay1 on Sunday May 14, 2017 @07:24PM (#14338078)
If people realize they are effectively blind and are actively trying to see in as many ways as possible, they are not being lazy. If they realize they are blind and are not trying to see, then they are lazy. Most people just think they can see and this is the toughest to get around.
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Re:Startup School 12: Alan Kay, Part II [video] by ontouchstart on Sunday May 14, 2017 @08:12PM (#14338246)
Good point. That is why we need powerful telescopes and microscopes as well as powerful mathematical abstractions.
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