eevBLAB #10 – Why learn the basics of electronics?

A Reddit user asks what's the point of learning basic electronics these days when you can do everything with commercially available modules and boards like Arduinos and the like.
They make building things much easier, so why does anyone still need basic electronics knowledge?

http://www.reddit.com/r/TheAmpHour/comments/36evuq/i_am_confused_what_is_the_point_of_learning_basic/

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