Agreed, it is like repeatable magic, and utterly fascinating.
Alrighty then. I read part one. Thanks for posting. It was interesting and I think presented pretty well, but, in a nutshell, I don't really get it. I feel kinda dumb now because not only don't I really get it, but when he referenced certain tech things and how they are created and how they work (like chips), it's basically mind-blowing. How humans figured this sh*t out is f'g amazing. And also amazing that there are those select few (I think it is only "a few") that can come up with this stuff and then the hoi polloi like me, who are clueless.
Compare and despair, I guess. The techies probably mostly suck at treework, but if they were instructed, they'd probably do a lot better at it than I would at inventing/manufacturing/using chips.
And it does make me wonder what these techie folks would be doing if this was the year 10,000BC. Would they be like every other cave man rubbing sticks together, or would they be off to the side, studying the rocks, and wood and sinew, daydreaming about different and better ways to make fire....