Computer science gives you far more leverage to change the world than any other study in our age.
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@NickSzabo4 I'd argue the winning combo is (strong domain knowledge) + (programming ability), which might preclude actually studying compsci
@draaglom No: the best combo is domain knowledge + comp sci. Mere programmers have far less ability to reason about what is possible.
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What about UX Design? I am currently a student in this field.
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Also very important, especially when hooked up with good computer science.
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Awesome! Yes I want to think like Alan Kay
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@NickSzabo4 but "can I realise this idea?" is more often a practical question than one of CS-theoretic possibility -
If you can't find the right abstraction, many easy problems look impossible.
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