"Perspective is worth 80 IQ points" is better restated as "empathy is a superpower"
I think it's a correlary of what he meant, unless you want to be restricted to a single perspective.
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(which would be weird if it's worth 80 IQ points)
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I think these are just different meanings of "perspective". Calculus as a perspective is not about empathy for Newton.
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I don't think Kay was talking about things like calculus.
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That was his example!
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You're gonna make me do work now aren't you.
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1: Empathy is coming to appreciate a perspective that someone else has but you don't. In simple cases, those perspectives are just
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2: advances like replacing Roman numerals. So if you're dealing with simple cases you can gain perspective by learning.
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3: But in many cases there is no universal truth. For example, if you're building software for law enforcement, having the perspective
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4: of how multiple groups interact with law enforcement has a similar effect on your ability to build quality software.
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