Chomsky is just not as smart as effective as some other people. Many people thought: 1. Elon Musk was a Silicon Valley software guy that couldn't possibly bui

Chomsky is just not as smart as effective as some other people. Many people thought: 1. Elon Musk was a Silicon Valley software guy that couldn't possibly build electric cars or rockets. 2. The Wright brothers were a couple of bicycle mechanics that couldn't possibly build a real flying machine. 3. Steve Jobs was a right-place right-time washed up has-been that could not revive Apple and certainly could not make it the most valuable company on earth. History is full of examples of smart and effective people transferring their abilities to new challenges.