Why quantify? Do we need to come up with a rigorous method for assigning how much fame a person ought to have based on their accomplishments? Yes, fame can be

Why quantify? Do we need to come up with a rigorous method for assigning how much fame a person ought to have based on their accomplishments? Yes, fame can be quite silly and doled out unfairly but the pushback trying to claim individuals who did trigger these paradigm shifts aren’t all that valuable is likewise silly. There is plenty of room between the extremes. Contribution is an exponential distribution, you don’t get by by cutting out the few who contribute a lot or the many who contribute a little.