I never said that compression was inherently bad, and I don't think the article author did either. Here's what I said about the subject in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44649897
My objection wasn't about good vs. bad. I think the distinction is between mastery and superficiality. You can master calculus without starting from complete scratch like Newton did. But you can't master calculus by reading the CliffsNotes (for the older crowd) or AI summaries (for the younger crowd) of a calculus textbook. You have to put in the work. Even standing on the shoulders of giants such as Newton, it still doesn't come easy.
My objection wasn't about good vs. bad. I think the distinction is between mastery and superficiality. You can master calculus without starting from complete scratch like Newton did. But you can't master calculus by reading the CliffsNotes (for the older crowd) or AI summaries (for the younger crowd) of a calculus textbook. You have to put in the work. Even standing on the shoulders of giants such as Newton, it still doesn't come easy.