/lit/ - Literature

>>16422451
>The fact that it's increasingly difficult to be a polymath is illustrating his point.
While this is upsetting, how does one go around solving specialization in research when a new subset of questions is asked, or vocations, where a more difficult, yet efficient method of production is found (of course being non-industrial)?
Do they simply stop inquiry when a certain level of specialization is reached?
Is this information restricted until a hobbyist derives/finds it themselves, at a point where they can balance their curiosity across the breadth of their interests?
>I do believe that the curiosity fades for many scientists as they age and it becomes more of a job
Avoiding this is more than just a question of technological advancement though; there are only so many satisfying avenues of expansion in ones occupation. Ofc the Industrial Revolution exacerbated it, but being satisfied with what's at hand is hard for most, from the conquerors of antiquity, to the merchants and artisans who populated their empires. I kind of feel that in these sections his critiques fell victim to the same problems of the leftists he observed: being of human nature rather than of the human condition.
>Not sure what you mean with your large-scale small-scale point
More a pedantic question on a small section of ISAIF, shouldn't have included it