Mastering Tech Easier than Maintaining Relationships

They are called dumb animals, but not everyone can figure them out, even those who are intelligent enough to master complex technology. Take, for example, an animal as well known as the reindeer. Training people to herd them has proven difficult for some Alaskan pilots, who are skilled and intelligent in their use of tech.

"helicopter herding requires a sense for the herd and the animals. “To drive them you need a cowboy sense and you need to know how to direct the animals, so that you don’t drive them to exhaustion,” he said. He added that...

"... it is easier to train a knowledgeable herder to fly a helicopter than to train a pilot to get a feel for the reindeer."

Why is this so? As many a well educated tech nerd has discovered, relationships between individuals prove to be more difficult to manage and maintain than the most complex technology is to master.


Reindeer Herding Holds Great Future, Alaska Department of Fish and Game