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> People use to be more rounded. People who could afford to be were more well rounded.
by all2 8y ago
> People use to be more rounded.
People who could afford to be were more well rounded.
- leftyted 8y agohttps://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/books-vs-cigarettes/ https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...
- mymythisisthis 8y agoI disagree. Most people until the 1930s were farmers. It was the largest class of people. Farmers really needed to know a lot, about a wide amount of things; mechanics, animal husbandry, weather, markets, sales... People also use to live in smaller communities. So they understood each others' roles. Many people in smaller communities also had multiple roles/jobs. There are studies that small towns also produce better athletes for this reason https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279469393_Community_Size_in_Youth_Sport_Settings_Examining_Developmental_Assets_and_Sport_Withdrawal https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279469393_Community... With specialization I think that the overall general knowledge of people has declined.
- all2 8y agoThis reminds me of Mark Twain's "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" [0]. The volume of knowledge the protagonist displays is phenomenal, in my opinion. [0] https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/86 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/86
- hellisothers 8y agoReading about farming at the turn of the century there is nothing to envy there, most farmers were bare-foot and starving. I’d have to dig up the references but I think Hume espoused specialization as a cornerstone of advancement for our species.