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What did the socially malformed do before computers were invented, anyway? (And I don't mean the Erdoses of the world, I mean the socially-malformed non-geniuse
by hugh3 16y ago
What did the socially malformed do before computers were invented, anyway? (And I don't mean the Erdoses of the world, I mean the socially-malformed non-geniuses.)
Or has the invention of computers increased the number of socially malformed people out there?
- philwelch 16y agoRead books. Tinkered with machines.
- bitwize 16y agoBecame amateur scientists. Sherlock Holmes is pretty archetypal of a hyper-focused Asperger's type; the recent 2009 movie with Tony Stark in it probably does a better job than most film adaptations of conveying these aspects of his character.
- francoisdevlin 16y ago"recent 2009 movie with Robert Downey Jr" Granted, I knew exactly who you meant :)
- bitwize 16y agoI know his real name. I was using Tony Stark as a metonym, much as Stuart Smalley is used for Al Franken. :)
- rue 16y agoContinuing off-topic, the ultimate Holmes was portrayed by Jeremy Brett in the several TV series based on the novels and short stories. I do not think they are well-known in the U.S. so I would recommend checking them out if interested in things holmesian.
- GFischer 16y agoBecome monks? (or other religious professions). I can't find studies offhand, but I recall the Jesuits attracted the more intellectually minded, while the more socially outcast could try for hermits.