Tuesday 23 January 2007

Widely-dispersed experts

As technology brings our people closer to one another, we need fewer experts, because people are able to travel virtually, go further and give lectures in wider and more unreachable areas than ever. It would be possible for a university to deliver all lectures by video podcast to classes of thousands and have marking done by an army of tutors. Churches can draw their sermons from hundreds of podcasts, freeing the minister, most weeks, to focus on pastoral care, study or other programs.

Where will that trend head? We could end up with as many experts as before, but in much more diverse fields. Alternatively, we could end up with many fewer experts and a population that is, on the whole, a little bit less intelligent than it used to be.

Mokalus of Borg

PS - My suggestion is that everyone should become an expert in something.
PPS - Just pick an interest and study it.

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