Talbott thinks we should all be growing our own organic carrots. Isn't that a formula for the destruction of civilization? Work is a good thing. But different people doing different work that they each enjoy is also a good thing.
Talbott's "arguments are unlikely to persuade those who prefer digging into code to digging in the compost heap. And they should not persuade anyone who prefers sound thinking to platitudes."
"'Looking at an already solved problem reduces the working memory load and allows you to learn. It means the next time you come across a problem like that, you have a better chance at solving it,' Professor Sweller said."
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Talbott thinks we should all be growing our own organic carrots. Isn't that a formula for the destruction of civilization? Work is a good thing. But different people doing different work that they each enjoy is also a good thing.
Talbott's "arguments are unlikely to persuade those who prefer digging into code to digging in the compost heap. And they should not persuade anyone who prefers sound thinking to platitudes."
"'Looking at an already solved problem reduces the working memory load and allows you to learn. It means the next time you come across a problem like that, you have a better chance at solving it,' Professor Sweller said."
Learn what? The answer or the solving process?
When I interviewed Platt for a podcast, he was very good at describing the errors that he writes about in the excerpt the Computerworld ran last October.