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Also, that even the smartest of us are vulnerable to the power of greed, 'fear of missing out' and herd mentality, to trump rational thought/judgement. It is w

Also, that even the smartest of us are vulnerable to the power of greed, 'fear of missing out' and herd mentality, to trump rational thought/judgement. It is why we will always have financial bubbles and scams.

godelmachine 9y ago
Agree with you, but I always thought highly of Newton coz he died a virgin. Not that I aspire to be like him :D But he was a hardcore scientist through & through. Maybe that's why I always thought of him as "out of this world" genius.
- ShabbosGoy 9y ago
  > Agree with you, but I always thought highly of Newton coz he died a virgin. What? That’s why you think highly of him? Not because of his contribution to Physics and Newtonian mechanics? That’s really strange.
  - godelmachine 9y ago
    No, you got me very wrong. I thought he was a nerd, who disliked socializing and kept to himself in his home doing & reading science. Also thought he was hardcore introvert. Had I been like him the past few years, I would had achieved what I had set out to. Instead I pursued dames in my college & set out on romantic adventures. Was of the opinion that all super successful scientists & engineers had the same MO, & I always thought of Newton to be like that.
- kasey_junk 9y ago
  That “he was a virgin” thing was largely rumored because he never married and didn’t have known long term relationships with women. He did of course have lots of long term relationships with men, including living with several. But claiming he wasn’t a virgin because of this would have been considered very odd at the time. At the end of the day, it’s impossible to know what his love life was like from our point in history, but I’m skeptical he was some otherworldly aesthetic. He certainly had passions outside of science, such as finance & religion.
  - godelmachine 9y ago
    >> He did of course have lots of long term relationships with men, including living with several You mean to imply he was possibly homosexual? Hearing this for the first time in my life.
    - drharby 9y ago
      That is the implication

godelmachine 9y ago

Agree with you, but I always thought highly of Newton coz he died a virgin. Not that I aspire to be like him :D But he was a hardcore scientist through & through. Maybe that's why I always thought of him as "out of this world" genius.

ShabbosGoy 9y ago
> Agree with you, but I always thought highly of Newton coz he died a virgin. What? That’s why you think highly of him? Not because of his contribution to Physics and Newtonian mechanics? That’s really strange.
- godelmachine 9y ago
  No, you got me very wrong. I thought he was a nerd, who disliked socializing and kept to himself in his home doing & reading science. Also thought he was hardcore introvert. Had I been like him the past few years, I would had achieved what I had set out to. Instead I pursued dames in my college & set out on romantic adventures. Was of the opinion that all super successful scientists & engineers had the same MO, & I always thought of Newton to be like that.
kasey_junk 9y ago
That “he was a virgin” thing was largely rumored because he never married and didn’t have known long term relationships with women. He did of course have lots of long term relationships with men, including living with several. But claiming he wasn’t a virgin because of this would have been considered very odd at the time. At the end of the day, it’s impossible to know what his love life was like from our point in history, but I’m skeptical he was some otherworldly aesthetic. He certainly had passions outside of science, such as finance & religion.
- godelmachine 9y ago
  >> He did of course have lots of long term relationships with men, including living with several You mean to imply he was possibly homosexual? Hearing this for the first time in my life.
  - drharby 9y ago
    That is the implication