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I think Genius is the ability to take two different ideas, merge them, and come up with a new idea: invention through prediction. Children are amazing at this u
by ericHosick 14y ago
I think Genius is the ability to take two different ideas, merge them, and come up with a new idea: invention through prediction. Children are amazing at this until it is torn out of them via the education system, peers and adults (in general).
- mikaelcho 14y agoAgree with this point. I'm 26, and I find that I am most inventive and creative when I'm doing something others would label as "child-like."
- zobzu 14y agoI think a lot is due to side effects, such as the need to fit in / be like everyone else. The easiness of following what's already there, basically, the laziness of the mind. The laziness of the mind which so many of us are taking advantage of to control people, as it's so easy to let others think on your behalf. And then again, this makes you right: the education system was made precisely for this. The education system might be actually one of those "genius" ideas. By formatting people and putting some barriers in their minds, you make them controllable and productive, and thus, you may actually advance humanity in some ways. But at which cost?