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These are questions that I've only been asked once or twice, but which seem especially interesting. Why don't more painters have hacking jobs? Probably for the same reason that few hackers take up painting. They both seem from the outside like great abstruse mysteries. You can learn great abstruse mysteries as a teenager, because everything is a mystery at that point anyway. And you have the boundless self confidence that comes from ignorance. But unless you learn both as a teenager, which is rare, you'll be afraid of the other later. What should I read to learn more about history? The way to do it is piecemeal. You could just sit down and try reading Roberts's History of the World cover to cover, but you'd probably lose interest. I think it's a better plan to read books about specific topics, even if you don't understand everything the first time through. Here are the most exciting ones I can think of: Clark, Civilisation White, Medieval Technology and Social Change McEve

RAQs --> These are questions that I've only been asked once or twice, but which seem especially interesting. Why don't more painters have hacking jobs? Probably for the same reason that few hackers take up painting. They both seem from the outside like great abstruse mysteries. You can learn great abstruse mysteries as a teenager, because everything is a mystery at that point anyway. And you have the boundless self confidence that comes from ignorance. But unless you learn both as a teenager, which is rare, you'll be afraid of the other later. What should I read to learn more about history? Th

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