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I don't think looking up to Feynman as a role model is a good idea. The stories Feynman told about himself and the way he portrayed himself were not necessarily
by badpun 4y ago
I don't think looking up to Feynman as a role model is a good idea. The stories Feynman told about himself and the way he portrayed himself were not necessarily true. I've read an account of someone who was his neighbor and knew him well (was a physicist, too), and it wasn't very flattering. It sounded like Feynman was pretty insecure and cared a great deal what people think about him and that they consider him a genius and a very interesting man.
Zorba the Greek is a fictional character. Not a great role model at all, since he's purely a made up construct.
- coldtea 4y ago>It sounded like Feynman was pretty insecure and cared a great deal what people think about him and that they consider him a genius and a very interesting man. So, just like almost everybody else - but in his case he was indeed a genius and very interesting... >Zorba the Greek is a fictional character. Not a great role model at all, since he's purely a made up construct. Missing the point...
- gmtx725 4y ago> So, just like almost everybody else Projection?
- coldtea 4y agoNo, experience with people on the planet. People care what others things of them and how they consider them, and are, more often than not, insecure about it.
- badpun 4y agoThat may be true, but most of them don't go to the extent of writing a book whose sole intention seems to be showing how cool they are ("Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman").
- filoleg 4y agoWell yeah, because most of them don't have anything nearly as worthy of accomplishments to be able to show off "how cool they are", as opposed to Feynman.