Even genius doesn't contribute greatly to society without a good deal of economic advantages. How many Einsteins were there throughout history who didn't have t

Even genius doesn't contribute greatly to society without a good deal of economic advantages. How many Einsteins were there throughout history who didn't have time to sit around pondering physics, but were instead mediocre hunters because of the need to eat? Yeah, we might have more geniuses with more population, but if we can't support the population they're not going to do the wold any good.