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by vkjv 2911 days ago
> "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."

-Robert A. Heinlein

4 comments

Remember that in-universe those words were spoken by an arrogant super human who was hundreds of years old.
I mean, I got 17 out of 21. Subhuman? I see nothing about having to do any of those well, either, so I may human, yet. It's that last one I may have some trouble with. I think I'd much rather sleep through it. I think.
A human being is capable of all of these. Very few actually could. Even less could do all of them well.
Human 1.0 - Humans now. A common single entity can't do that.

Human 2.0 - Sure, why not! :)