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There was this one guy, he had a gun and he'd hunt with it. One day, another guy came along and they started hunting together. Eventually, the guy with the gu

by fnid 17y ago

There was this one guy, he had a gun and he'd hunt with it. One day, another guy came along and they started hunting together. Eventually, the guy with the gun shared the gun with the other guy who then shot the gun owner and took all the food.

notauser 17y ago
You should hope that your students surpass you, because that way there's someone who owes you a favor and knows something you should learn.
- krakensden 17y ago
  Assuming your students are good people, of course.
dnewcome 17y ago
I don't think that your parable of the gun is quite analogous to sharing knowledge. Most knowledge is not zero-sum, and sharing the `background' thinking helps the sharer and the sharee both. At best, your analogy would have to be modified such that the gun was somehow replicated, giving them the ability to have a duel at least.
- fnid 17y ago
  Once this guy, he made a bow and used it to hunt. Then one day, this other guy was like wow, can i use that? So he was like, sure, go ahead. The new guy was even better at first than the guy who made the bow he practiced all day and night. He dreamed about bow hunting day and night. He shot trees and flowers and deer when people got hungry. So then, he took the bow back to the builder and said, I'm a real good shot with this bow, let me show you, toss this ball of dirt up in the air. The builder giggled and tossed it as far and as high as he could and the new guy takes out the arrow and before it hits the ground -- he shoots it! Chuck this rock and I'll show you how to do it. See how it goes uuuuppp and then down? The arrow does that too. If there's wind, you must account for it. Arch your back like the wind blows. Come with me the bow builder says and I will show you how I make the bow.
- mdg 17y ago
  Jobs when he visted PARC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK7TQVFSA1Y#t=0m57s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK7TQVFSA1Y#t=0m57s
  - seiji 17y ago
    "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra"
- Perceval 17y ago
  I saw a quote somewhere that read, "A knowledge economy is a secret society." Ideally knowledge isn't zero-sum. In practice, knowledge is power, and power is zero-sum.
  - randallsquared 17y ago
    There are two types of power: ability to do things and control over people. The latter is zero-sum, but the former is not. Knowledge always increases the ability to do things, but (depending on who has it) may increase or decrease control over others.

by fnid 17y ago

notauser 17y ago

You should hope that your students surpass you, because that way there's someone who owes you a favor and knows something you should learn.

krakensden 17y ago
Assuming your students are good people, of course.

dnewcome 17y ago

I don't think that your parable of the gun is quite analogous to sharing knowledge. Most knowledge is not zero-sum, and sharing the `background' thinking helps the sharer and the sharee both. At best, your analogy would have to be modified such that the gun was somehow replicated, giving them the ability to have a duel at least.

fnid 17y ago
Once this guy, he made a bow and used it to hunt. Then one day, this other guy was like wow, can i use that? So he was like, sure, go ahead. The new guy was even better at first than the guy who made the bow he practiced all day and night. He dreamed about bow hunting day and night. He shot trees and flowers and deer when people got hungry. So then, he took the bow back to the builder and said, I'm a real good shot with this bow, let me show you, toss this ball of dirt up in the air. The builder giggled and tossed it as far and as high as he could and the new guy takes out the arrow and before it hits the ground -- he shoots it! Chuck this rock and I'll show you how to do it. See how it goes uuuuppp and then down? The arrow does that too. If there's wind, you must account for it. Arch your back like the wind blows. Come with me the bow builder says and I will show you how I make the bow.
mdg 17y ago
Jobs when he visted PARC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK7TQVFSA1Y#t=0m57s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK7TQVFSA1Y#t=0m57s
- seiji 17y ago
  "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra"
Perceval 17y ago
I saw a quote somewhere that read, "A knowledge economy is a secret society." Ideally knowledge isn't zero-sum. In practice, knowledge is power, and power is zero-sum.
- randallsquared 17y ago
  There are two types of power: ability to do things and control over people. The latter is zero-sum, but the former is not. Knowledge always increases the ability to do things, but (depending on who has it) may increase or decrease control over others.