I graduated undergrad in 1997, PhD in 2003. So everything foundational I know is between 16 and 22 years out of date. Almost all my low-level skills are somewhere between gone altogether and very rusty. But my high-level tech intuitions are 10x better.
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I've been in rooms full of smart engineers and managers discussing tech problems in fundamentally wrong-headed ways that doom the company. The frogs-in-skill-wells don't know their identity-pride skills have been John Henryed, the big-picture people are ignoring key variables.
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Generals fighting the last wars with armies using the previous war's weapons
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And entire cities built around specific technologies. Obsolescence is a massive social and personal problem. Over a 40+ year career span, few will avoid it. Today's on-line learning is not yet up to the task. Universities looking to expand value should take note.
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