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Re:Will deep understanding still be valuable? by ManuelKiessling on Thursday May 25, 2023 @12:42AM (#36067117)
Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them.

– Alfred North Whitehead

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Re:Will deep understanding still be valuable? by omginternets on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:38AM (#36067711)
The counterpoint is that these extensions are systematically produced by people who do think about them.
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