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[Craig Sanders]

On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 05:29:05PM +1000, Deus Ex Machina wrote:
> Craig Sanders [cas at taz.net.au] wrote:
> > no, fuck it! i'm sick and fucking tired of everything in this world
> > catering exclusively to morons and incompetents. and i'm sick and tired
> > of all the arguments for mediocrity.
> 
> craig, nobody is a guru at everything, some of those dumb fucks on the
> computer might be neuro surgeons or pultizer grade authors.

1. i wasn't talking about differing areas of specialisation. i was
talking about the vast unwashed masses who have no particular skill at
anything, and not much ability to learn anything either. average people
who find even simple things difficult to learn.

for instance, the scary thing about an average IQ of 100 is that it
means that approximately 50% have an IQ of *LESS* than 100. that's
seriously disturbing when you think about it.


2. so? do i expect neuro-surgical procedures to be optimised for
non-surgeons like me, or for joe average down the street? so why should
they expect their non-speciality optimised for them?

if i ever had to have brain surgery or, worse, was ever in a position
where i had to perform it, you can be sure that i would learn everything
i possible could about it, and not whine that it was too hard, that it
wasn't my speciality, so why should i be expected to learn.

specialisation is not an excuse to switch off your brain in other areas.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>           (part time cyborg)