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> but because brilliance isn’t the most important factor in innovation I suspect having at least moderately wealthy parents is a huge factor. I'm sure a lot of
by _a_a_a_ 3y ago
> but because brilliance isn’t the most important factor in innovation
I suspect having at least moderately wealthy parents is a huge factor. I'm sure a lot of potentially great scientists died unknown for absence of those.
- lumost 3y agoAye - having the choice to not take the economically best action is a unique one. On average you would expect this to be born out in most academic fields where the researcher either comes from a background enabling their exploration on economically viable terms - or academia is surprisingly the most economic choice.