When the sum of human knowledge is infinitely available on tap (a trend that started with books, vastly accelerated with the internet, and is now in hyper speed with LLMs) is it possible that being a widely grounded generalist is the most effective posture relative to knowledge? The LLM can fill in the details, and the Renaissance person with a viewpoint and taste gains the most from low friction access to the details. Or is it better to be a hyper-specialist, on the research edge of knowledge.