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> Maybe any entity significantly smarter than a human being would be crippled by existential despair This was addressed in a Spider-Man story where a villain e
by sampo 9y ago
> Maybe any entity significantly smarter than a human being would be crippled by existential despair
This was addressed in a Spider-Man story where a villain enhances his intelligence, then first becomes a very successful crime boss, then writes novels and music, and then falls into existential despair.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Rhino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Rhino
- kobeya 9y agoI think it was done first, and probably better, in Flowers for Algernon.
- perl4ever 9y ago"it is a pastiche of the science fiction story Flowers for Algernon."
- kwhitefoot 9y agoJust in case anyone her is unfamiliar with the story here is a link to the Wikipedia synopsis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon. Daniel Keyes should be more famous and the story more widely known. And now for something weird: http://www.unboundworlds.com/2008/10/challenged-and-banned-flowers-for-algernon/ http://www.unboundworlds.com/2008/10/challenged-and-banned-f... How anyone could think of banning one of the most affecting and humane books ever written is beyond me.