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> an illiterate man can pull potatoes You need to put it there first, and do so avoiding the eruption of soil. Agriculture is very hard and requires much knowl
by ernst_klim 7y ago
> an illiterate man can pull potatoes
You need to put it there first, and do so avoiding the eruption of soil. Agriculture is very hard and requires much knowledge. Without knowledge you'll destroy both the crop and the land.
- quaquaqua1 7y agoThe potato puller is not fulfilling the role of agricultural designer. He or she is literally visually identifying a potato and using physics to pull it out of the ground. It's like the difference between programming (fulfilling tasks), and system architecture, which is something I can't do because I don't have experienxe with huge enterprise stacks.
- jlawson 7y agoYes. For a visual example, look at John Malkovich's character in the film version of Of Mice and Men. He's mentally retarded. But people tell him - "carry these bags over there". And he does it, and he's useful. There is no job like this now. He's too dumb to be a barista or a gas station attendant or a line cook.
- quaquaqua1 7y agoAgree wholeheartedly. As corporations grow into the trillions of dollars range of valuations and work becomes even more complex due to automation, we soon will live in a world where it will be difficult to find a way to purchase the things needed to live. But x% of us will live really well.