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Being a polymath is generally very advantageous.



In this AI age I'm seeing it coming to fruition. Fullstacks have (IMO) more potential now than narrow specialists because they can now get away with high-level remarks and letting the AI fill in the details.


Yeah Iā€™d say more specifically that general first principles understanding of different areas and the ability to think about systems / architecture / general logic is very useful.

Unlike traditional polymaths, detailed knowledge / familiarity with APIs and libraries is less needed.




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