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<blockquote data-quote="Steiner" data-source="post: 1464712" data-attributes="member: 20482">In any society learning &quot;everything&quot; is impractical. In human history learning &quot;everything&quot; is impractical. Heinlein's list is far from this everything that you are so heavily leaning on. Please show me on the doll where Heinlein touched you. I find it very hard to believe you are taking this quote 100% literally. You really think Heinlein thought someone could master all of those skills in a lifetime? You resent him for not having children, did you know his wife of 15 years ended up being infertile? They tried and consulted doctors but nothing could be done, by the time they had stopped trying they were too old to adopt. She turned to the bottle (like her father had done) and the marriage fell apart. I'm sure it all had to do with him being a renaissance man of sorts - sure <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite21" alt=":boring:" title="Boring&nbsp; &nbsp; :boring:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":boring:" />It's just a commentary on specialization. There's nothing wrong with learning new skills, you assume everyone that does is looking to learn everything, and shun their duties in the process. The quote merely illustrates a multitude of things you can learn. You even say it yourself, once you have your responsibilities tied down, go ahead and learn new skills. People are competent at their jobs and all the things you list, and still fritter away hours a day watching television or on their phone. You can learn many skills without sacrificing other parts of your life. Such as: doing an oil change and replacing a worn belt on your car.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steiner, post: 1464712, member: 20482"] In any society learning "everything" is impractical. In human history learning "everything" is impractical. Heinlein's list is far from this everything that you are so heavily leaning on. Please show me on the doll where Heinlein touched you. I find it very hard to believe you are taking this quote 100% literally. You really think Heinlein thought someone could master all of those skills in a lifetime? You resent him for not having children, did you know his wife of 15 years ended up being infertile? They tried and consulted doctors but nothing could be done, by the time they had stopped trying they were too old to adopt. She turned to the bottle (like her father had done) and the marriage fell apart. I'm sure it all had to do with him being a renaissance man of sorts - sure :boring: It's just a commentary on specialization. There's nothing wrong with learning new skills, you assume everyone that does is looking to learn everything, and shun their duties in the process. The quote merely illustrates a multitude of things you can learn. You even say it yourself, once you have your responsibilities tied down, go ahead and learn new skills. People are competent at their jobs and all the things you list, and still fritter away hours a day watching television or on their phone. You can learn many skills without sacrificing other parts of your life. Such as: doing an oil change and replacing a worn belt on your car. [/QUOTE]

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