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you might imagine it, but it's a bit ridiculous to suggest that you can just pick a different branch from a choose your own adventure book that you think sounds
by knewter 4y ago
you might imagine it, but it's a bit ridiculous to suggest that you can just pick a different branch from a choose your own adventure book that you think sounds rosier.
People are people. The decisions those people made throughout their lives, that led to the behaviour that we might lament, are also the decisions that led to their world-changing discoveries.
Rivalry has value.
- maxbond 4y agoIt's a bit out of turn to call what I'm saying ridiculous and imply that I'm employing some kind of fairytale reasoning and not offer any evidence other than your own opinion. You're free to disagree but your opening is writing checks that the body of your argument is not able to cash here. I don't see how a "rivalry" that destroyed Libniz' career was useful; the discoveries you're celebrating had already been made. Rivalry may have value, though in my mind it remains to be seen, but backstabbing certainly doesn't.