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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed66c0-5bac

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed66c0-5bac-42e8-b755-1507ecaee17e_1920x1530.jpeg https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pr... Look at the picture, you can notice who's shockley by just observing their facial expression. The cold-and-smart-than-you shockley in the middle. Shockley's personality becomes his mortal enemy, but that personality is also ncessary for his achievement. If strength cannot become your weakness, than it's just mediocrity.

huijzer 2y ago
I think it’s a balance. You do need to be an asshole sometimes to get things done. But you don’t need to be an asshole all the time. It’s an easy excuse to say you need to be a prick because otherwise you cannot do your great achievements. It’s a false dichotomy. Even Einstein had friends.
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BeetleB 2y ago
Prime example of how one can make (dubious) conclusions from a still frame. It's why I don't do video calls with my coworkers.
- immibis 2y ago
  Hopefully by now everyone knows the "crazy feminist lady" picture, which was a still frame from a pretty normal conversation where she wasn't even really supporting the feminist side that much, but got spread around the Internet by anti-feminists for years.
- adonovan 2y ago
  It’s true, it’s so easy to tell yourself a story about how good/bad a person is based on how a photo supports your existing beliefs.
amyfp214 2y ago
The picture is great. The senior manager on the right has a bit of a grimace in realizing yet again he'll need to smooth over Shockley's antagonism. The guy on the left has more of a smile and nod, and everything will be okay, type attitude.
- OldGuyInTheClub 2y ago
  Shockley recruited/managed both. Bardeen (on the left) went on to win a second Nobel for explaining superconductivity.

huijzer 2y ago

I think it’s a balance. You do need to be an asshole sometimes to get things done. But you don’t need to be an asshole all the time. It’s an easy excuse to say you need to be a prick because otherwise you cannot do your great achievements. It’s a false dichotomy. Even Einstein had friends.

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BeetleB 2y ago

Prime example of how one can make (dubious) conclusions from a still frame. It's why I don't do video calls with my coworkers.

immibis 2y ago
Hopefully by now everyone knows the "crazy feminist lady" picture, which was a still frame from a pretty normal conversation where she wasn't even really supporting the feminist side that much, but got spread around the Internet by anti-feminists for years.
adonovan 2y ago
It’s true, it’s so easy to tell yourself a story about how good/bad a person is based on how a photo supports your existing beliefs.

amyfp214 2y ago

The picture is great. The senior manager on the right has a bit of a grimace in realizing yet again he'll need to smooth over Shockley's antagonism. The guy on the left has more of a smile and nod, and everything will be okay, type attitude.

OldGuyInTheClub 2y ago
Shockley recruited/managed both. Bardeen (on the left) went on to win a second Nobel for explaining superconductivity.