The cleverness of things and the abilities of humans

Objects which do one thing well…

Malcolm: I’m surrounded by things which do a better job than I can. The stove, the bicycle, the computer.

Muriel: True. Even the teapot. I can’t hold hot water or hardly any water.

Malcolm: But I’m the boss. Not much good at anything but as a human being, as the conductor, I coordinate them.

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Voice-over

No contention here. Malcolm and Muriel agree. Objects execute specific tasks well. Humans orchestrate.