I feel like it is confusing to call this “learning” and “knowledge”. The concern seems to be not about propositional information, but some kind of internal modeling, intuitional ease, and habits of cognition and behavior. I guess “wisdom” is the closest word that comes to mind.
I don’t see it as monotonously increasing for most individuals or groups, it seems more like a noisy bathtub curve—rapid improvement until adulthood, decline later in life, so it would surprise me if lifespan is the easiest improvement.
Just to stir the discussion pot, I note a correlation between suffering and wisdom. Perhaps we could train our wisdom faster by increasing life difficulty.
I feel like it is confusing to call this “learning” and “knowledge”. The concern seems to be not about propositional information, but some kind of internal modeling, intuitional ease, and habits of cognition and behavior. I guess “wisdom” is the closest word that comes to mind.
I don’t see it as monotonously increasing for most individuals or groups, it seems more like a noisy bathtub curve—rapid improvement until adulthood, decline later in life, so it would surprise me if lifespan is the easiest improvement.
Just to stir the discussion pot, I note a correlation between suffering and wisdom. Perhaps we could train our wisdom faster by increasing life difficulty.