Go already required memorizing 'joseki' or standard patterns that crop up again and again (particularly in the opening). The usual mantra is 'don't learn joseki

Go already required memorizing 'joseki' or standard patterns that crop up again and again (particularly in the opening). The usual mantra is 'don't learn joseki, learn _from_ joseki'. But the truth is - like openings in chess - if you don't know them and you play someone who does, you're often at a disadvantage.