> you have to let go of the idea that you first acquire skills and basic knowledge and then solve problems. The order reverses.

^ this

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tygon 43 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

You will always need some fundamental basis of understanding. You cannot bake a new kind of cake if you do not know what preheating is. I believe that is why they give the PhD example. The bulk of education comes before a PhD. You cannot start with a complex problem and be expected to solve it without acquiring knowledge beforehand.

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jimbooonooo an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

you have to know the answer is 4 before learning to add 2 + 2. see how that sounds?

	▲	autoexec 42 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		If you want masses of people to be unable to think for themselves, be dependent on you for answers, and be unable to tell when you lie to them it's a very good idea to prioritize having an answer over understanding the steps needed to arrive at it.