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I think the emotional charge this has for you is a good piece of evidence. You obviously oppose the Great Man myth with a vengeance. To me it seems very plausib
by bjornsing 4y ago
I think the emotional charge this has for you is a good piece of evidence. You obviously oppose the Great Man myth with a vengeance. To me it seems very plausible that you will (subconsciously of course) use any influence or power you come into to make sure no “Great Man” gets a chance to outshine your “social dynamics”.
I’m curious, how do you account for progress in fields like mathematics where the mediocre seldom make any contributions at all?
- hnbad 4y agoYou keep insisting that I am being "emotional" (presumably to frame yourself as "rational"?) and you keep avoiding actually confronting what I say. So let me put this bluntly: Am I correct in reading your comment as stating that democracy is undesirable because it holds back those who are exceptional?
- bjornsing 4y ago> Am I correct in reading your comment as stating that democracy is undesirable because it holds back those who are exceptional? No.