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"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in
by vacuity 2y ago
"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." - Stephen Jay Gould
Developing talent is necessary, and many don't have the circumstances for their talent to be visible.
- scarab92 2y agoMaybe 100 years ago, or in remote villages in developing countries. In America there's such an abundance of opportunity that talented people generally aren't going to be constrained by anything other than ambition. Certainly not by education. Many of histories famous scholars had no formal education whatsoever, they were autodidactics.
- fullshark 2y agoThat's an illustration of the worldview where you only care about the exceptional in action. There has to be an interest in having a healthy and enjoyable society among all ranks, and care about more than just cutting edge science and engineering.
- vacuity 2y agoI agree, but I was under the impression we were discussing the finding of exceptional talent.