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Why not go ahead and learn basic HTML? You brag about it like you're proud of knowing nothing.

You could literally be proficient in HTML and basic server management this afternoon if you tried.

I'm not saying you should or taking a cheap shot, I just can't understand why some refuse to learn when their jobs depend on it.



Maybe for the same reason that doctors don't give you shots or do the various other things that nurses do. There's a theory, I can't remember the name of it, that basically says the more you know how to do, the less proficient you can be at any one thing.

Dunno if this is why, but just a thought


You may want to look at Ricardo's comparative advantage concept in economics to answer this question.




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