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by Barrin92 2004 days ago
I kinda like this take because it at least acknowledges the social aspect of knowledge, I still dislike to what degree knowledge has become instrumentalised. "we use knowledge to live our own comfortable lives", "knowledge is zero sum", "blob of knowledge" all from the article...

Can't we just study because we enjoy studying? It's good to acknowledge that learning with others is often more rewarding then learning on your own, but even more important it so recognize that learning is not a means to an end but an end in itself. And as such, speaking of "specialised" or "foundational" knowledge, or putting quantities on knowledge really doesn't do it justice.