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The problem I see with talking about that attitude-from-birth is that it encourages complacency. Can you get to that instinctive level? I don't know, but I thin
by whughes 18y ago
The problem I see with talking about that attitude-from-birth is that it encourages complacency. Can you get to that instinctive level? I don't know, but I think that a person could certainly try and achieve a good level of competence. Saying that it's an accident of birth discourages hard work and encourages the idea of 'innate hacker skill.'
- jibiki 18y ago> The problem I see with talking about that attitude-from-birth is that it encourages complacency. Whether a statement is true or false is independent of what it encourages. Let's assume that curiosity is totally hard-wired. Then is it really a good thing for someone to try to become more curious, instead of investing that effort into something else?
- ahoyhere 18y agoAnd just because it's "from birth" doesn't make it "hard-wired," and even if it is "hard-wired," that doesn't mean it can't be rewired and worked around. Neuroplasticity FTW. The human brain is a most adaptable tool. But that said, how many infants are 'incurious'? They either are curious, or there is something wrong with them. No baby is incurious without some kind of pathology.