would you rather know a little about a lot or a lot about a little

 
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jack-of-all-trades or master of one?


basically do you want to be an expert in a particular field or just know a few things about a lot of different topics


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a lot about a little, easily


 
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a lot about a little, easily

why
Being a specialist is more appealing in this society than just general knowledge

I already have general knowledge


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I already have general knowledge

well when i say "a little about a lot" i mean more general knowledge than most folks


 
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Specialist>Jack of all Trades

The latter is practically useless and dumb.

not really

a specialist doesn't have the versatility of a jack of all trades.


 
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I'd rather... Know a little 'bout love, baby I'll guess the rest.


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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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I already have general knowledge

well when i say "a little about a lot" i mean more general knowledge than most folks
Still, what kind of job can you get by knowing a little about a subject? There's no job where you have to be a jack of all trades, there are countless where you have to be a specialist.


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I already have general knowledge

well when i say "a little about a lot" i mean more general knowledge than most folks
Still, what kind of job can you get by knowing a little about a subject? There's no job where you have to be a jack of all trades, there are countless where you have to be a specialist.

well sure but there's more to life than a job

a jack of all trades is far more interesting from a social aspect, and even in terms of just things you can do on your own.


 
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Specialist>Jack of all Trades

The latter is practically useless and dumb.

not really

a specialist doesn't have the versatility of a jack of all trades.
A jack of all trades has merely surface level versatility. Practically useless.

sometimes surface level versatility is all you need


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I already have general knowledge

well when i say "a little about a lot" i mean more general knowledge than most folks
Still, what kind of job can you get by knowing a little about a subject? There's no job where you have to be a jack of all trades, there are countless where you have to be a specialist.

well sure but there's more to life than a job

a jack of all trades is far more interesting from a social aspect, and even in terms of just things you can do on your own.
I'd rather be useful in the industrial world than useful at being interesting at a party, tbh


 
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Not in most situations.

knowing a little about a lot by definition would be more useful in most situations than specialisation


 
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I'd rather be useful in the industrial world than useful at being interesting at a party, tbh

i think you undervalue the utility of being interesting

as much as it sucks a lot of the time, the likable person gets the job. not the one best qualified.


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I'd rather be useful in the industrial world than useful at being interesting at a party, tbh

i think you undervalue the utility of being interesting

as much as it sucks a lot of the time, the likable person gets the job. not the one best qualified.
Between two similarly-qualified people, sure. But if I'm applying to be a pharmacist, and I have an overflowing amount of knowledge on the subject, I'm not going to miss the job because the next guy in line can tell a story about the time he fixed a rotary phone.


 
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Between two similarly-qualified people, sure. But if I'm applying to be a pharmacist, and I have an overflowing amount of knowledge on the subject, I'm not going to miss the job because the next guy in line can tell a story about the time he fixed a rotary phone.

no but you can't be a pharmacist without specialised training, anyway so . . .


 
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It's usually never applicable because you need a specialist, or a specialist is at least preferred.

i wouldn't agree with that. every day situations and problems rarely need a specialist to be solved. the bigger problems sure.


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Between two similarly-qualified people, sure. But if I'm applying to be a pharmacist, and I have an overflowing amount of knowledge on the subject, I'm not going to miss the job because the next guy in line can tell a story about the time he fixed a rotary phone.

no but you can't be a pharmacist without specialised training, anyway so . . .
Exactly. And the thread is about whether I would want to be a specialist or a jack of all trades....


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Specialize

The saying is Jack of all trades master of none

It's appealing to be a little good at everything but it really isn't practical at all. Nothing more than mental masturbation, I say this as someone who used to want to be the guy who knew a little about a lot


 
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Specialize

The saying is Jack of all trades master of none

Actually, the phrase is

"Jack-of-all-trades, madter of none...

but better still than master of one."

little-known fact


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I think I'd like to specialize in one thing, but I definitely see the appeal of wanting to just know a bit about everything.


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The Rage....
specializing gets all the bitches 8)


 
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You either die a hero or live long enough to become Mythic..
Honestly in life you can pick up on what you need to know about other things pretty quickly.

Delving into a certain field takes YEARS. So yeah i'll skip the 4+ years of just learning one thing

AKA, A lot about a little


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If I'm not here, I'm doing photography. Or I'm asleep. Or in lockdown. One of those three, anyway.

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Specialist.

At least with knowledge of one topic I can make use of it.

E.g. Electrician or Chef over... basic knowledge of how electricity works and  only a mastery of toasters.

Plus basically what Pip said. General knowledge can be gleaned from watching the Discovery Channel, while specialising takes serious effort.
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Specialize in what will make you a living and google everything else