> The things they thought were important or difficult or impressive are no longer any of those things. Regurgitating information on a test or generating prose from the notes you took in class are tasks which are easy to stereotype, and now readily automated.
Arithmetic is automatic, but you still have to learn how to do it, in an environment without a calculator, first.
Memorization has been solved by computers with infinite memory for at least a decade, but learning how to, building the muscle for, and yes even memorizing things that you can just look up online are still valuable in today's world because they work together with the other parts of your mental muscle and complement them.
Like, a set of wheels and a dolly can replace a lot of heavy lifting, but it's still helpful and healthy to lift weights!
Arithmetic is automatic, but you still have to learn how to do it, in an environment without a calculator, first.
Memorization has been solved by computers with infinite memory for at least a decade, but learning how to, building the muscle for, and yes even memorizing things that you can just look up online are still valuable in today's world because they work together with the other parts of your mental muscle and complement them.
Like, a set of wheels and a dolly can replace a lot of heavy lifting, but it's still helpful and healthy to lift weights!