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Humans no longer have the big picture. Our knowledge is being atomised because there's so much of it. You can see this in medicine: a cardiologist spends all of
by Yeul 2y ago
Humans no longer have the big picture. Our knowledge is being atomised because there's so much of it. You can see this in medicine: a cardiologist spends all of his time and effort on a single organ. In the 19th century it was possible for a doctor to keep up with the entire field.
- card_zero 2y agoThat's depth-versus-breadth anxiety. Is the body of human knowledge, everything there is to know, losing deep meaning due to becoming too broad, making it impossible to grasp everything? No. Consolidation happens. Knowledge as a whole should appear deep, not broad, you're just looking at it from the wrong end.