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However, the relation between how much is there to know (increasing) and how much fits in a head (constant) is growing, which is sad, and whether it has ever be
by limmeau 17y ago
However, the relation between how much is there to know (increasing) and how much fits in a head (constant) is growing, which is sad, and whether it has ever been 1 seems rather unimportant to me.
- neilc 17y agoThe fact that the ratio continues to grow seems like a fundamental property of technology -- personally I don't find it sad. In exchange for more powerful tools, you inevitably need to accept more levels of abstraction and more underlying complexity.
- wwalker3 17y agoThe ratio of things we know to things we don't know is essentially zero. Thankfully that doesn't preclude us from dreaming big and accomplishing great things.