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by _delibash_ 1582 days ago
It looks like it's both. But either way, it's not that extraordinary.
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What's not extraordinary? "the ability to have an open discussion about the merits of a case"? You'd be surprised...
The memory one could be, depending on how much detail and new ground is covered. Imagine your first day as a developer and you hear their architecture for the first time, and you recall all the points if a discussion between 5 expert people there. You remember the words and build the mental model simultaneously. It would be impressive, unless your full time job is consulting in such meetings.
“ It would be impressive, unless your full time job is consulting in such meetings.”

There’s self section of individuals with high working memory into such roles. There are many managers who attend meetings all day and can’t synthesize what’s being discussed in real time, indicating that this isn’t about practice.