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Chip away at cosmological problems in your lab for decades, and you're an ivory tower scientist with no understanding of the world. Talk to the masses and popu
by yongjik 6y ago
Chip away at cosmological problems in your lab for decades, and you're an ivory tower scientist with no understanding of the world. Talk to the masses and popularize what you are working on, and you're an idol deified by hawkers.
Well, can't please everyone.
- MomoXenosaga 6y agoEinstein got a lot of criticism about his celebrity status but IMO if you can be a celebrity and still perform at the top of your science you're not doing anything wrong. Some people just have more than one talent.
- racl101 6y agoTo be fair, Einstein changed the world by coming up with two or more hugely revolutionary theories before the age of 40. He became a celebrity after General Relativity. If he hadn't done extra thing after GR and just sat around eating cake all day, he still would've been a fucking legend. On par with Newton. He deserved his celebrity status and it detracts nothing away from his status as a top notch scientist.