Re:Ask HN: Starting to get disillusioned and confused as a g...
by samh748 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @08:57PM
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This is amazing stuff! Thanks for all the insights!
> Generalists connecting and working with other generalists fail the "deep expertise" requirement, which may not be a problem if there is a lot of low-hanging fruit to be found, but otherwise a concentration of generalists isn't particularly fruitful
That makes perfect sense. Once I started to imagine it more realistically, it became clearer that a big group of these people might not seem as constructive as I had thought.
Really appreciate your suggestions. This is really helpful! Thanks again!!
> Generalists connecting and working with other generalists fail the "deep expertise" requirement, which may not be a problem if there is a lot of low-hanging fruit to be found, but otherwise a concentration of generalists isn't particularly fruitful
That makes perfect sense. Once I started to imagine it more realistically, it became clearer that a big group of these people might not seem as constructive as I had thought.
Really appreciate your suggestions. This is really helpful! Thanks again!!