Comment by frognumber

> Taking a helicopter to the top of Everest is not as rewarding as climbing the mountain.

I don't think this is a fair comparison. New tools take you higher. I'll never climb Everest. A good comparison is:

- Climbing your local mountain

- Helicopter to the top of Everest

- Spacecraft to the moon

If a helicopter just saved you a trip up, you'd be right, but it can take you places you wouldn't otherwise go.

I created a new field of mathematics just yesterday, coincidentally. It wasn't a very good field of mathematics, though.