The Hardest Question

When I was a kid, there were loads of things I didn’t know. In fact, there were so many things that I not only didn’t know, but also had very little prospect of figuring out, that I’d have to compartmentalize those questions into a category of “maybe I’ll know one day” or “this would take years to find out.”

Of course, the vast majority of these things are much easier to find out now! In seconds, you can find out who starred in what film 50 years ago, or what in the world IYKYK means (IYKYK). In minutes, you can find out much deeper and more meaningful information, and if you’re willing to take a couple of hours, as I am each day, you can do a deep dive into a subject.

The ability to satisfy my curiosity for myself, and to quickly resolve any differences by just looking something up—that’s a complete game-changer. No longer do you need to carry that compartmentalized bucket around, or at least that bucket is much, much lighter now that so many questions can be answered.

At the same ti…