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No the point is, he doesn't need it right now and as he has projected his future interest, in the future.
by rick_2047 16y ago
No the point is, he doesn't need it right now and as he has projected his future interest, in the future.
- msbarnett 16y agoNo, the point is, he can never evaluate if he'll ever need to know it, now or in the future, as long as he doesn't know anything about it. It's impossible to evaluate the utility and applicability of knowledge you don't have.
- sophacles 16y agoWhile this may be strictly and pedantically true, the fact remains to declare ignorance of something, even complete ignorance, means you must have minimal knowledge of it. (even if the knowledge is merely existential). Paradoxically, this minimal knowledge is frequently be enough to deduce potential utility and applicability. (particularly with a descriptive name such as pointer arithmetic).
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