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Yes, whilst I admire Wolfram's work, he combines hubris (e.g. Claiming to reinvent science[0]), with a tendency to ignore the work of others [1]. Hubris aside,
by yaseer 5y ago
Yes, whilst I admire Wolfram's work, he combines hubris (e.g. Claiming to reinvent science[0]), with a tendency to ignore the work of others [1].
Hubris aside, he's not a conventional thinker, and I found his personal setup interesting [2].
[0] https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/ https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science#Originality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science#Original...
[2] https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-productive-life-some-details-of-my-personal-infrastructure/ https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-prod...
- spoonjim 5y agoI feel like he’s a decent guy with some kind of psychological disorder that makes him very unaware of the line between proper Western self-regard and very unbecoming arrogance.
- belugacat 5y agoHe’s had tremendous success and impact through the work that his outlook on the world enabled. I can’t see how there’d be any incentive to update one’s self view in those circumstances.