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I wonder if there are Nobel prize winners that were never called foolish.
by Grustaf 8y ago
I wonder if there are Nobel prize winners that were never called foolish.
- interestica 8y agoYeah that's why I hate headlines like this. It's so easy for modern writers to find that validating tweet or comment to present the narrative that supports their article. Was 'foolish' a consensus? I'm willing to bet that an equally factual headline would be "Researcher called 'genius' then won Nobel Prize"
- chubot 8y agoIt reminds me of the "sounds like a bad idea" / "is a good idea" Venn diagram for startups. If it sounded like a good idea and was a good idea, then a bunch of people would have already tried it. There would be steady progress by many people, and steady competition. There would be no "breakthrough" by a single person / company. If it sounded like a bad idea and was a bad idea, then either nobody tried it, or a contrarian tried it and quietly failed.
- BurningFrog 8y agoAt least there are a lot of fools who never won a Nobel prize.