A "fallacy" would imply some hidden logical error or some loose thought, but this isn't the case: the idea that "great men are important" isn't by itself fallac

A "fallacy" would imply some hidden logical error or some loose thought, but this isn't the case: the idea that "great men are important" isn't by itself fallacious. The error lies in denying the contribution of "small men". Furthermore, even if "small men" are important, why wouldn't they benefit by becoming greater? Instead of waiting on destiny to grant us another Leibniz or another von Neumann, maybe we could harness such powers directly from the source. That, of course, if it works. Tampering with the brain is certainly one of those things that might have very unintended consequences. What neuronal adaptations wold arise from sticking a chip in someone's brain? For instance, the majority of savants have some sort mental impairment. What if by optimizing for specific skills one might perhaps find it difficult to learn new skills? Or maybe the contrary: optimizing for learning and generalist thinking might not increase computational intelligence, or even reduce it.