Re:Evolution has given humans a huge advantage over most oth...
by Silhouette on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @10:20AM
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Unfortunately, the accelerating returns of technology (particularly in computers) means there's limits to imparting specific technical knowledge to the next generation.
I'm not sure how true that is, if you're interested in getting the best results as efficiently as possible.
Knowledge is not the same as understanding. You can know many facts, but if you lack the context to see why they are significant, how they relate to each other, and what you can do with that knowledge, how much is it really worth?
Moreover, there is far more information that is freely and immediately available in the age of the Internet than any human being could learn in a lifetime, or a thousand lifetimes for that matter. There was too much in a single library for any individual to read it all many generations ago. Knowing what knowledge matters to you and what you can skip over and leave for others to learn is very important, and that requires some form guidance and collective wisdom.
Older and wiser generations can help the young to find their path and achieve that understanding, so that those younger generations can perhaps achieve the same level of thinking a little sooner and then have time left to go further than their forebears.
I'm not sure how true that is, if you're interested in getting the best results as efficiently as possible.
Knowledge is not the same as understanding. You can know many facts, but if you lack the context to see why they are significant, how they relate to each other, and what you can do with that knowledge, how much is it really worth?
Moreover, there is far more information that is freely and immediately available in the age of the Internet than any human being could learn in a lifetime, or a thousand lifetimes for that matter. There was too much in a single library for any individual to read it all many generations ago. Knowing what knowledge matters to you and what you can skip over and leave for others to learn is very important, and that requires some form guidance and collective wisdom.
Older and wiser generations can help the young to find their path and achieve that understanding, so that those younger generations can perhaps achieve the same level of thinking a little sooner and then have time left to go further than their forebears.