Almost everything is worth knowing for a while or in specific situations. Almost nothing is worth knowing forever or in all situations. Most knowledge is only rent-worthy. When it degrades (a deeper, more irreversible kind of loss than mere forgetting) you should generally let it
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Erudition: What you know Wisdom: What you know about what you know Humbletalebry: What you don’t know Prowess: What you can do Nihilism: What you must do Scholarship: What you know about who knows what Craft: What you’ve forgotten Artistry: What has irreversibly degraded
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Religion: What you refuse to know Tribalism: What you refuse to do Bureaucratism: What others must know Imperialism: What others must be able to do
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Some would argue that there is no distinction there...
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If reading is renting, is writing owning knowledge? I have forgotten most of what I’ve written in the past. Part of me is grateful for that, as not forgetting could put me in a rut. If writing is not owning, then what does owning knowledge look like? So many questions...
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It also represents, I think, a disregard for what knowledge is actually *for*—i.e. catalyzing meaningful experience, in the world. I'm very worried about this cultural bent around SR.https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z7i9vs1MyadFaSkGBSwLVsfsQ5UEdN5aS2v9J …
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Hedonism is good, actually
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knowledge materialism
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