From here on out, no more asking others "what do you do?" The question is boring, predictable, a sign of unoriginality, not to mention a defense mechanism to soothe our fears of an unscripted dialog. Yet, such traits are of a social nature, and this is not the issue I am concerned with here. I acknowledge social retardation as an epidemic inflicted upon the mass of humanity, deserving of greater examination, scrutiny, and relief, but not here and not now. My qualm with the all too common question "what do you do?" is the framework in which it thrives, specialization. The question is often assumed to be simple, not simply because of the brevity the mere eleven letters provide, but rather because a simple answer is expected in return. In this sense it is a loaded question. I assume you will give me a title that represents how you earn a living or what consumes most of your time and energy. I am a student. I am a free lance photographer. I am computer programmer. He does this. She is that. We all do one thing or another. It is normal and commonplace, but more importantly it is respected and revered. Simplifying one's entire life into one, two, or three words is DISHONEST- neglecting other personal traits, abilities, and interests (thus evidence of a desire for specialization) and INSULTING to the awesome capacity and potential we as humans inherently possess, as well as the vast options existing in our modern world.

Expertise is ignorance. Avoid other fields to achieve safety within your own, it is a fearful and outdated attitude. A symphony of 10 billion instruments and you are dedicated to playing the oboe your whole life. How many ________ does it take to change a lightbulb? Probably a lot more than it should. Businessmen know how to make money- how many know how money is made? And why should they? Someone else lives a specialized life to secure a job producing the stuff. A gigantic web of specialists, each one investing money to support each others specialized lifestyles and thus strengthening the web's infrastructure itself. The result: no one knows anything about most things. Such disconnections and hypocrisies are simply results of core motivations, fear and safety. Explore at the risk of success. Earn a great living, just don't do much of it. The Rocket scientist that can't make an omelet illustrates the problem with conventional definitions of intelligence. Sure, a smart person tends to know a lot- but is it a lot of a little? Such a scenario signifies a vertical being (and unlike classic evolution theory vertical here does not signify progress). The shift from vertical to horizontal is a preference for quantity over quality, digesting less of more. Forget the masters in English, de-specialize and learn a new language. Avoid traditional perception, challenge the conservative ways of academia, ask "what don't you do?" as a reminder of how much exists, grow sideways, de-specialize, and get horizontal!