I get his point. I once saw video of a woman having knee replacement surgery. It was shockingly mechanical. Reminded me of every car and home repair job I had ever done.
There's an old joke about an auto mechanic and a surgeon having a conversation. The auto mechanic complains that the surgeon makes too much money, and explains that their jobs are similar. He details the intricacy of rebuilding a high-performance engine and suggests that maybe the surgeon (whose job is so similar) is over-paid.
The surgeon says: I rebuild engines while they're still running. Do you do that?
I get his point. I once saw video of a woman having knee replacement surgery. It was shockingly mechanical. Reminded me of every car and home repair job I had ever done.
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At a certain level, the human body is a mechanism. A very complete mechanism. It is interesting how with computers absorbing more of people’s free time, probably fewer and fewer engage in hobbies requiring physical dexterity. That could be a problem!