What are some things you don't understand, but somehow feel you're supposed to? (Based on your education, background, what people assume of you, etc.)
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However, it’d be impossible for me to understand the whole stack, and that’s something I’ve come to terms with. I love this quote by Alfred North Whitehead: “Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them."
yeah that’s the great thing about software: it’s built specifically so you can use it without truly understanding it, without getting into too much trouble. natural systems, on the other hand....
