That’s one of the “unique intellectual superpowers” that I think language confers us:
On a species level, our mastery of language enables intricate insights to accumulate over generations with high fidelity. Our ability to stand on the shoulders of giants is unique among animals, which is why our culture is unrivaled in its richness in sophistication.
(I do think it helps to explicitly name our ability to learn culture as something that sets us apart, and wish I’d made that more front-and-center.)
That’s one of the “unique intellectual superpowers” that I think language confers us:
(I do think it helps to explicitly name our ability to learn culture as something that sets us apart, and wish I’d made that more front-and-center.)