This is what happens when you think you are learning something but not really. either way I read his book years ago evn saw first hand this effect. Do not fall into this trap you will fool no one.
Video summary: memorization and application of concepts are not synonymous. The latter should be emphasized more in education.
My counter point: while application is important, there is a reason that advances in a field take a while even without the need for data collection: application can take time even for those at the top of their field. (Don't abandon it, just know that it takes work.)
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Your concern is that autistic people/maybe even average people can't/don't tend to understand the underlying social principles and therefore can't apply the rules well. Am I on the right track?
Tangent of a prior conversation:
I watched until the ten minute mark because the point is one that I had made in my senior year of high school about the science classes.
They told me the level of work I was talking about wanting to see in the coursework was more along the lines of graduate work (explanation added for the youngsters on the site: so not normal college, 5 or so years post-high-school instead).
My counter-point was that I had babysat 8-year-olds with plenty of ability to problem- solve and once you hone the ability to problem- solve, you are better able to help teach yourself to learn, teach yourself to design etc. Collaboration and exposure to the field's existing knowledge (aka traditional education is still expedient), but it's much better with a strong foundation in analytical thinking.
Analytical thinking about social situations, about how to learn efficiently, financial management, etc.
Back to the main point: is your advice that I should seek to identify the underlying principles?
