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Make things better by making better things.
We are all familiar at what takes place at a Talent Show.
Someone goes on stage and sings a song or juggles or does a magic trick.
But these are not talents.
Talents are things you are born with like having a 7 foot wing span. Genetic features in the code that we can’t change. Either you are born with it or not.
On the other hand, most of what we do is a skill. A skill is something that can be taught and learned and practiced.
No one is born with the ability to speak a language. We practice it.
No one is born with the ability to tell a joke. Again we practice.
And no one is born with the ability to play the piano or to lead or write a blog post or to dance or to stand up for inequality. These are skills we cultivate.
So, why do we call it a Talent Show? It should be called a Skills Show.