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Re:Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by lowbloodsugar on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @11:37AM (#20095999)
In the reference you cite, it says ""Still better than a master of one" is a recent addendum to the phrase."

Whereas it says "Jack of all trades, master of none" (without your recent addition) is from 1721.

See also https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/jack-of-all-trades.html

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Re:Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by mbell on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @11:41AM (#20096036)
From your link:

> Originally, this wasn't the case and the label 'Jack of all trades' carried no negative connotation, the 'master of none' part being added later.

So it went through three separate versions flip flopping in meaning.

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Re:Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by ivanhoe on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:19PM (#20096465)
Not that I dispute it, but that sentence is marked with [citation needed] so it should be taken with a grain of salt...
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