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> Why is it relevant... I'd say the point is "An Ordinary Guy did X". Vs. an engineering genius, or somebody with deep pockets, or a Hollywood special effects
by bell-cot 7mo ago
> Why is it relevant...
I'd say the point is "An Ordinary Guy did X". Vs. an engineering genius, or somebody with deep pockets, or a Hollywood special effects model builder, or 3D printer junkie, or whatever.
- josfredo 7mo agoHe is with certainty not ordinary, precisely because of the feat. So a “an ordinary guy did x” statement would be false.
- bell-cot 7mo agoThe point is that he came to the table with "ordinary" talents, equipment, skills, financial resources, etc. That he had to get extremely focused on the task, and devote years to it, is pretty well spelled out in the article's title.
- gremlinunderway 7mo agoJesus christ this is pedantic. You do understand that not all statements can be universally distilled to true or false right? That there's nuance and opinion here right?
- contubernio 7mo ago"Engineering genius" not being an "ordinary guy" is a kind of classism. The whole tenor of the "truck driver did something interesting" is essentially classist thinking.