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by cratermoon 499 days ago
> it became "merely" the best way to cram facts into your noggin so you can become an expert at whatever you want

Counterpoint: a noggin full of facts does not an expert make. Makes a good cocktail party trick, or Jeopardy champion. Expert in a subject? Definitely not.

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Necessary, but not sufficient. Even the greatest genius can't operate without any raw material in there.