tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post7662804649278439861..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Raise the bar, lower the barA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-36235480878935924952019-06-15T19:34:02.494+01:002019-06-15T19:34:02.494+01:00James - :)
Sackers - although connections require...James - :)<br /><br />Sackers - although connections require a good memory which lets me out :)A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-38887863875660186802019-06-15T10:08:58.104+01:002019-06-15T10:08:58.104+01:00It allows access to information sources. Once you&...It allows access to information sources. Once you'd have had to ask a "wise and learned person", as in the days when people couldn't read and had to believe whatever the cleric told them (and not know about the awkward bits in the Bible).<br /><br />So it devalues "knowing stuff".<br /><br />But the prizes now are for the ability to make connections between scraps of information. Analysis, perspective.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-74125037688957497542019-06-15T08:51:58.354+01:002019-06-15T08:51:58.354+01:00To my mind the overall effect of this has been to ...<i>To my mind the overall effect of this has been to raise the bar for anyone wishing to be reasonably well-informed.</i> <br /><br />Of course, you and I <i>would</i> say that. :)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com