I just re-stumbled upon one of my favorite Robert A. Heinlein quotes, from Time Enough for Love — which, I must admit, I have not read (yet):
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Adam Smith might not agree.