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You can be passionate and arrogant.

WithinReason 5y ago
He didn't seem arrogant to me from the Lex podcasts. He seems to have no problem admitting when he doesn't know something or when he was wrong. Maybe his overuse of the "I" pronoun gives the wrong impression?
- poulpy123 5y ago
  More the overuse of his name to name other things and the fact he has been talking about revolutioning science for at least 2 facades without doing it.
  - poulpy123 5y ago
    *decades
    - cwilkes 5y ago
      I think façade fits better in this case
  - xhkkffbf 5y ago
    I think it depends what you mean by arrogant. To me, naming things after yourself is a bit of vanity. But I also see the advantage of building a brand with a consistent meaning. You may not believe everything Wolfram has to say, but I think that the naming here conveys a clear meaning to users.
- nyadesu 5y ago
  My opinion about him changed for good after watching some of those podcasts, it could be he has a very special writing style
- shepardrtc 5y ago
  He does his own thing and is very confident of said thing. I really admire his approach, and I truly hope he can discover something.
newsclues 5y ago
Is arrogance a fatal flaw? Can we not look past it and appreciate the wisdom and ideas?
- Invictus0 5y ago
  Ask Socrates.
- klyrs 5y ago
  Must we ignore it and only appreciate the wisdom and ideas? Or can we talk about both?
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  If the ideas are really all he claims they are, sure. If they're just a gloss on cellular automata and don't actually deliver anything new, then all that's left is the arrogance.
- Adraghast 5y ago
  To quote famed philosopher Kid Rock: it’s not bragging if you can back it up. “Developing a fundamental theory of physics“ is not something Mr. Wolfram can back up.
- copperx 5y ago
  Arrogance is not a flaw as far as public perception is concerned. Look at actors, sports personalities, and musicians; however, in this case, we have someone who is working on his cockamamie theories without the support of the scientific community, and the arrogance just wraps everything up in an awful package. It is a shame because Stephen Wolfram is immensely gifted and has already achieved what many of us in the tech world can only dream about. Mathematica, despite all its flaws, is a fantastic piece of software. Wolfram has no need to scream "I've revolutionized physics!" to the four winds. It's tragic to see an exceptional mind descend into madness.

He didn't seem arrogant to me from the Lex podcasts. He seems to have no problem admitting when he doesn't know something or when he was wrong. Maybe his overuse of the "I" pronoun gives the wrong impression?

poulpy123 5y ago
More the overuse of his name to name other things and the fact he has been talking about revolutioning science for at least 2 facades without doing it.
- poulpy123 5y ago
  *decades
  - cwilkes 5y ago
    I think façade fits better in this case
- xhkkffbf 5y ago
  I think it depends what you mean by arrogant. To me, naming things after yourself is a bit of vanity. But I also see the advantage of building a brand with a consistent meaning. You may not believe everything Wolfram has to say, but I think that the naming here conveys a clear meaning to users.
nyadesu 5y ago
My opinion about him changed for good after watching some of those podcasts, it could be he has a very special writing style
shepardrtc 5y ago
He does his own thing and is very confident of said thing. I really admire his approach, and I truly hope he can discover something.

newsclues 5y ago

Is arrogance a fatal flaw? Can we not look past it and appreciate the wisdom and ideas?

Invictus0 5y ago
Ask Socrates.
klyrs 5y ago
Must we ignore it and only appreciate the wisdom and ideas? Or can we talk about both?
AnimalMuppet 5y ago
If the ideas are really all he claims they are, sure. If they're just a gloss on cellular automata and don't actually deliver anything new, then all that's left is the arrogance.
Adraghast 5y ago
To quote famed philosopher Kid Rock: it’s not bragging if you can back it up. “Developing a fundamental theory of physics“ is not something Mr. Wolfram can back up.
copperx 5y ago
Arrogance is not a flaw as far as public perception is concerned. Look at actors, sports personalities, and musicians; however, in this case, we have someone who is working on his cockamamie theories without the support of the scientific community, and the arrogance just wraps everything up in an awful package. It is a shame because Stephen Wolfram is immensely gifted and has already achieved what many of us in the tech world can only dream about. Mathematica, despite all its flaws, is a fantastic piece of software. Wolfram has no need to scream "I've revolutionized physics!" to the four winds. It's tragic to see an exceptional mind descend into madness.