Thank you for mentioning "nerd sniping", which I had forgotten about. That is the perfect explanation for the effect I was trying to come up with a way to expla

Thank you for mentioning "nerd sniping", which I had forgotten about. That is the perfect explanation for the effect I was trying to come up with a way to explain. All of the smartest people I know get stuck solving hard problems that don't actually matter. And people let them go do it because who's going to stop the genius? And heck, maybe they'll square that circle.