It's easier than ever to be a polymath
It's easier than ever to pioneer a new field, industry, or skill set:
- New skill sets, industries, and fields emerge is by combining them with old ones.
- The number of new academic fields and business industries is increasing exponentially.
- As the number of new skills increases, the number of possible combinations increases exponentially. Every new chunk of knowledge can theoretically be combined with every other knowledge chunk. Every new breakthrough creates the potential for exponentially more breakthroughs.
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