> What did they expect? A genius that was easy to get on with? Was there ever such a one? Is it possible that you're conflating successful people with geniuses

> What did they expect? A genius that was easy to get on with? Was there ever such a one? Is it possible that you're conflating successful people with geniuses? They're not necessarily the same, and, at least in my <30 years experience, most brilliant people/geniuses are pretty nice. And most successful people are jerks.