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Your analogy doesn't make any sense, and "Whilst I certainly respect the names you mention" is faint praise kinda like "You have ten cats? Wow, it only smells l
by AlbertCory 3y ago
Your analogy doesn't make any sense, and "Whilst I certainly respect the names you mention" is faint praise kinda like "You have ten cats? Wow, it only smells like five or six!"
Maxwell didn't envision electric guitars, either. That doesn't mean Les Paul is equal to him.
- parsimo2010 3y agoEven by your analogy though, GP’s concept makes sense. I would cringe if an old guy at a music store started rambling about how kids these days with their fancy electric guitar don’t even respect the great Lord Maxwell, without whom we wouldn’t understand electromagnetism enough to make an electric guitar.
- AlbertCory 3y agoEven by your cringey explanation, GP's "concept" (as you call it) is stupid. We honor the people who first develop something, because, by definition, they're out there without much, if any support. Improving something once it's there is much easier and safer. If you fail, hey -- the original thing is still there. On the other hand, if you're the type to whom everything is obvious once you see it, then I can understand how it might all seem equal to you.