4 ms·
Complicating the matter there is also a tradition of an invisible college, people who are very active in the intellectual tradition of their time but seek to re
by SuoDuanDao 5y ago
Complicating the matter there is also a tradition of an invisible college, people who are very active in the intellectual tradition of their time but seek to remain obscure rather than feted for their accomplishments.
- js8 5y agoYes, and with the Internet, and instant communication, this concept can actually become much more pronounced. I think we are yet to realize how much we are intelectually influenced by other random people (in the sense unknown to us, people from which we read or see something on the Internet) today compared to just few decades ago.
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoI know of one very interesting example - I got into my current line of work, which I've been in for the past 7 years, because of one conversation on a message board where I was complaining about the difficulty of finding work and got advice as to a specific place to look. That throwaway comment from a stranger has had an incredibly significant impact on the course my life has taken, something that person will never know. Given the butterfly effect, it seems reasonably likely that the greatest change I'll make to how the future develops will be a similar throwaway comment in a forum like this one.