> That specific kind of heroism will matter less, and other skills will matter more: choosing which terrain is worth exploring, steering fleets of airplanes, and explaining what they find to the rest of the world. For many people in the system, this will feel like a demotion, and some will fight it. Other fields have been through similar upheavals and survived. Nothing dies. What changes is what counts and who gets respected for what.
> That specific kind of heroism will matter less, and other skills will matter more: choosing which terrain is worth exploring, steering fleets of airplanes, and explaining what they find to the rest of the world. For many people in the system, this will feel like a demotion, and some will fight it. Other fields have been through similar upheavals and survived. Nothing dies. What changes is what counts and who gets respected for what.
The finalization of the last man[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_man