I don't have much to say here, other than to observe that software is updated with such rapidity that by the time I learn half the tricks of Word (or other simple, pedestrian applications) I am forced to relearn everything.
I think the theme of the digital era is a collective agreement that we cannot know everything.
The death of the polymath....
I would like to add a bright side to your observation about the theme of the digital era:
ReplyDeleteWe may not be able to know everything, but whatever we don't know, we can find out more quickly and easily than ever. :)