On: How did Dennis Ritchie produce his PhD thesis? A t...

[ddingus]

Underlying nature... You mean as people?

That's a fluid thing. We do not have to run it like we do, and I feel we shouldn't.

So no. It is a contrived thing. Can be changed, should be.

However, at this moment it is also what we live with, so know it well, work it best we can.