I agree the "lowest hanging fruit" is likely a key factor, as well as tuttoring. But I would also guess that being recognized as a genius was easier in past ti

I agree the "lowest hanging fruit" is likely a key factor, as well as tuttoring. But I would also guess that being recognized as a genius was easier in past times, especially for aristocrat family members. The same way music artists will never be as huge as the Beatles or Michael Jackson once were because of the long tail effect, we now are exposed to so many bright minds, and not way to pick out an Einstein amongst them. In other words: We might have all the geniuses we expect statistically, but when everyone is special, no one is special.