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I think you underestimate the amount of information contained in books and the extent to which our society (as a whole) depends on them.
by _ache_ 3y ago
I think you underestimate the amount of information contained in books and the extent to which our society (as a whole) depends on them.
- Barrin92 3y agosociety depends much more on social networks, mentorship and tacit knowledge than books. It's easy to test this. Just run the thought experiment by a few people, if you could get only one, would you take an Ivy league degree without the education or the education without the degree? Venture capital in tech is a good example of this. The book knowledge is effectively globally distributed and almost free, effectively success happens in a few geographically concentrated counties.
- _ache_ 3y agoBy book, I mean, written in any form, study paper, blog, theses, books, etc. I don't understand you comparison. Same for your example, no logical link between the effect and the consequences.