Ah true....but alas there are individuals that have the credentials and the grade.....plus the best of all...the knowledge and skills to actually fulfill all those roles and produce a product...turn key. There are also skilled artisans who primarily create from an idea...hands on machine work at the CNC or manual with a piece of material and programming knowledge. Then again there are guys I know that can make a perfectly round , steel basketball from flat stock with minimal tools....but have trouble with addictions. There are some rare breed hard cores out there...that enjoy all of the math and hands on. Then there is management....just make sure it no longer functions correctly after “X” hours of service or...insert threat of choice...that's the part I have trouble with. To relay a noted comment from a friend....."if the basic structure of learning the fundamentals is not understood.....leaving empty, unsupported structure if you will, the pyramid of that skillset or knowledge base will eventually topple and fall".
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