[stavros]

Things atrophy for good reason: Because you don't need to use them.

Nothing atrophies when it's needed.

[taupe-]

That's exactly right, Technology is always a double edged sword in that manner.

Plato in Phaedrus warned about the forgetfulness implicit in the invention of writing as oral traditions would no longer need to be remembered and passed down...

[theWreckluse]

The problem is needs change - sometimes the environment changes and you're caught with your pants down

[xetplan]

This is an absurd delusion of efficiency.

More like things atrophy when not needed and then one day fuck.... "We didn't realize there was a cyclical component to this process"

[stavros]

Well, feel free to keep your farrier skills up to date, but the risk is not worth the cost to me.