When they ask what I am interested in, I say, “Everything, but I will settle for just all past, present, and future human knowledge — have some you can share?”
I know of this group that understands that answer and is happy to share.
They call themselves Polymaths. But most people don’t know the term.
Photo by Jason Leung on UnsplashSometimes they call themselves generalists. But most people don’t properly value or respect generalists. Robert Heinlein would be disappointed in such people.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
I call them renaissance men and women. I value them and what they can do. I even know where to find them.
A place you can join if you, yourself, are one of them. You can tell them, “Russell sent you”
