I also think “usefulness” is a threshold phenomenon (to first order—that threshold being “benefits > costs”) so continuous progress against skills which will become useful can look somewhat discontinuous from the point of view of actual utility. Rapid progress in coding utility is probably due to crossing the utility threshold, and other skills are still approaching their thresholds.
I also think “usefulness” is a threshold phenomenon (to first order—that threshold being “benefits > costs”) so continuous progress against skills which will become useful can look somewhat discontinuous from the point of view of actual utility. Rapid progress in coding utility is probably due to crossing the utility threshold, and other skills are still approaching their thresholds.