Sky Render on 07 April 2008
The more specialized you become in an area, the harder time you have focusing on the big picture. This general rule of thumb applies to pretty much everything, and is a fine explanation for how somebody can see the Wii and only see "a crummy product for non-consumers". The "blind men and the elephant" tale is a fine alegory for how specialization limits one's ability to see the whole picture, in fact.
What did Heinlein say about specialization? Ah, right, that it's for insects. Cynical, yet with a grain of truth hidden within: the more intensely you focus on one thing, the harder it is to focus on everything else.
Sky Render - Sanity is for the weak.
