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Wonder, blunder, salve, solve! Working on tools that expand what people can think and do. Past: led R&D @KhanAcademy; helped build iOS @Apple.

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    Andy Matuschak‏Verified account @andy_matuschak Mar 2
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    In many fields, the bar for virtuosity has risen sharply, and not because of what we’d normally think of as new tech. eg: The record marathon time 100 years ago would barely qualify for the Boston Marathon today. (h/t A Ericsson) Are there fields in which the bar has regressed?

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      1. Andy Matuschak‏Verified account @andy_matuschak Mar 2
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        I can think of lots in which median performance has plausibly fallen, often because progress makes it less relevant—e.g. car maintenance. But in the examples I can think of, virtuosic performance has still risen!

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      2. Andy Matuschak‏Verified account @andy_matuschak Mar 3
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        Andy Matuschak Retweeted jonathan rauch

        I am grateful for all the earnest attempts to produce examples, but I’m actually really pleased that none of them strike me as terribly compelling! That is a very optimistic outcome! This is an excellent answer:https://twitter.com/JonathanRauch/status/1234720517266886656?s=20 …

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        the only sports i know that regressed were because they banned, or improved their ability to find, enhancing substances: cycling, weightlifting
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        Andy Matuschak Retweeted  🐢 Turtle is.

        I thought this might be right—after all, aren’t Stradivarius violins still the best sounding instruments? But apparently that’s just Brand Myth! https://www.pnas.org/content/111/20/7224 …https://twitter.com/TurtlingB/status/1234714119472730112?s=20 …

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        Luthiers
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      2. Raphael Spannocchi‏ @raphbaph Mar 3
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        brass manufacturerers. brass quality is in a steady decline since the 50s. Much to the chagrin of restauration, microphone manufacturers and a lih more.

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      3. Andy Matuschak‏Verified account @andy_matuschak Mar 3
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        This is fascinating! Do you know anything about why?

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      2. Jason Crawford‏ @jasoncrawford Mar 2
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        Arts generally don't require the level of technical skill they used to. Ariana Grande couldn't hold a candle to Leontyne Price. Similar in painting and sculpture.

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        Is Ariana Grande the best singer in the world?

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      2. Ken Kocienda‏ @kocienda Mar 2
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        Fresco painting ain’t what it used to be.

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        Today, I imagine it would be difficult to find a painter who could competently execute a fresco at all.

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        Perhaps — inter-field study has diminished? Fewer renaissance people, too much bureaucracy and competition dictating the shape of every field. Unsure how you would determine whether this is true, but if it is it’s probably important.

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      3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Mar 3
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        I suspect even there Andy is right, with more people knowing more about more fields. It's just that people who in previous times would have been considered expert in multiple fields today look like dilettantes, since the bar for being considered an expert is much higher.

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