Knowledge

[bertine]

[Poll #1169597]
I am pretty sure you all can guess what my answer is.

Comments

[patrickwonders.livejournal.com]

I actually wasn't sure at all which side you'd be on.... I suspected Breadth only because it seemed more plausible that a Breadth person would assume everyone knew where they stood on the question.... I'm not sure why.... but it seemed more plausible....

Anyhow, reminds me of the Heinlein quote:

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

I don't agree with Heinlein (on much of anything, let alone this quote). I think there's lots of room for Depth-ers. But, I'm a Breadth man, myself.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Very good point, I didn't think about how Breadth people would be more likely to know how they like to gain knowledge. This is why I don't write scientific polls, only livejournal ones.

I agree with you, I think there is a lot of room for "Depth-ers". I have known and respected quite a few of them, part of me is envious of how focused they can be but to learn about many things you can't spend a lot of time on any one thing.