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Feynman's willingness to think more objectively than most about the world and share his thoughts likely resulted in a long list of enemies, people that desired
by saycheese 10y ago
Feynman's willingness to think more objectively than most about the world and share his thoughts likely resulted in a long list of enemies, people that desired to control him, etc.
Most obvious person to report it was the head of security at Los Alamos; Feynman told them about his exploits and actively tested the security.
- a3n 10y ago"Never pen test without permission."
- CalChris 10y agoBeen there. Done that. Suffered the consequences.
- sasas 10y agoDon't leave us hanging! What happened ?
- trendia 10y ago... unless you have a Nobel and a diagram named after you.
- sfifs 10y agoI believe those came well after his Los Alamos days. When he was cracking safes, he was essentially going out on a limb. The leaders of the establishment knew of his oddities and usefulness, so he was tolerated.
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- rebuilder 10y agoSomeone willing to change their mind, on any subject, should their own reasoning give them cause to, would clearly be a worry from a national security point of view. Such a person might, after all, at any time conclude that the government that demands their loyalty isn't actually who they should be serving!
- croon 10y agoNever have I been so sad to agree with someone. It's only logical that it is this way, but it's also very sad that learning more and adapting your world view to your growth is orthogonally opposite requirements for intelligence work. It also shifts an incredible amount of weight on who leads all the blindly trusting agents of state.