While these kind of people are important and have their place, i think progress comes from cooperation mostly, not individual excellency, especially nowadays. The problems left to solve are just too large and complex for individuals. Prove me wrong tho
I think it’s maybe a bit more nuanced, but at the core of it you’re right. There’s lots of stuff that will never happen unless someone has the initial idea, but that’s rarely a refined thing out of the box, bouncing it around finds a better solution. Actually seeing a thing through to realisation and completion needs a focused effort from a group of people.
Nobody works alone nowadays, also nobody starts from zero. But you cannot replace one of these rare brilliant minds with 1.000 “normal” minds. I think it is about a different setup of their brain, they can see where/what others can’t, the speed of thinking is also totally different.
No,… just no. This actually offends me a lot. My opinions on individual excellency and its role in science dont really have much overlap with any political agenda and whatever. Especially as a privilidged cishet white male i feel a lot of moral pressure to be as accepting as possible. Instead of engaging with the discussion and saying “i believe more in individualism”, which would be fine, you had to throw arround character critiques. But enlighten me if im not a feminist, which i like to believe i am, but a misogynist.
While these kind of people are important and have their place, i think progress comes from cooperation mostly, not individual excellency, especially nowadays. The problems left to solve are just too large and complex for individuals. Prove me wrong tho
I think it’s maybe a bit more nuanced, but at the core of it you’re right. There’s lots of stuff that will never happen unless someone has the initial idea, but that’s rarely a refined thing out of the box, bouncing it around finds a better solution. Actually seeing a thing through to realisation and completion needs a focused effort from a group of people.
Nobody works alone nowadays, also nobody starts from zero. But you cannot replace one of these rare brilliant minds with 1.000 “normal” minds. I think it is about a different setup of their brain, they can see where/what others can’t, the speed of thinking is also totally different.
she dont care she has a license in Piracy (Fencing, sailing …)
Brilliant science man -> “yeah! My dude is once in a generation saving science from all the incompetents”
Brilliant science woman -> … whatever parent comment 👆🏼 is.
First law of science on the internet: great women are always “just one part of a team.”
No,… just no. This actually offends me a lot. My opinions on individual excellency and its role in science dont really have much overlap with any political agenda and whatever. Especially as a privilidged cishet white male i feel a lot of moral pressure to be as accepting as possible. Instead of engaging with the discussion and saying “i believe more in individualism”, which would be fine, you had to throw arround character critiques. But enlighten me if im not a feminist, which i like to believe i am, but a misogynist.