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Robyn Flanery's avatar

I agree. We are in an instant gratification period. People need to understand that science and most other complicated things are now done with a huge lab of low paid scientists working for big pharma to feel the greed monster. This won’t help humanity in any real way. It’s so compartmentalized that no one person can master an entire project alone. But with the way we learn at The Odin it may be possible on smaller scales. But a magic instant cure for anything isn’t possible in one’s lifetime. Our quest for perfection is our death sentence

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Lana's avatar

Like what you said people will accumulate so much knowledge that it will be impossible for human beings to become experts anymore. I learn a lot about the Dunning-Kruger effect lately, which refers to the cognitive distortion in the self-image of incompetent people overestimating their own knowledge and skills. Of course science as a field is no exception. Because of this ignorance, they cannot expand their own knowledge and competence either and they underestimate the knowledge of others. And especially in today's time where information is available to everyone, I hope that the real experts will prevail. This is the future I dream about, no matter how much it seems like a utopia today.

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