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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. From: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
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Apr 16, 2015
Apr 16, 2015 at 5:33 PM UTC
Robert Heinlein
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. From: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
Specialization makes us ever more dependent on others. A bad and dangerous trend.
mike-essig
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Apr 16, 2015 at 5:33 PM UTC
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