# Nikita Prokopov - Good Times Create Weak Men (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Nikita Prokopov]] **Full Title**:: Good Times Create Weak Men **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **Document Tags**:: #engineering **URL**:: [tonsky.me](https://tonsky.me/blog/good-times-weak-men/) **Host**:: [[tonsky.me]] **Highlighted**:: [[2020-03-22]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - Knowledge does not automatically transfer to the next generation. - In programming, we are developing abstractions at an alarming rate. When enough of those are stacked, it becomes impossible to figure out or control what’s going on down the stack.