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Domain experts, not domain owners.
An important thing that distinguishes a expert as distinct from an owner is that you encourage the expert to devote some of their time to helping others work in their discipline.
Egoless Engineering
egoless.engineering
There is no need to cut croutons into perfect little squares! Just tear the bread-it's easier and more fun, and most important, the croutons taste better because they have lots of raggedy edges that get crisp, and even slightly burnt.
Six Seasons
Joshua McFadden
But we in the Handdara don't want answers. It's hard to avoid them, but we try to."
"Faxe, I don't think I understand."
"Well, we come here to the Fastnesses mostly to learn what questions not to ask."
"But you're the Answerers!"
"You don't see yet, Genry, why we perfected and practice Foretelling?"
"No-"
"To exhibit the perfect uselessness of knowing the answer to the wrong question."
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
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