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They’re usually outside their field of expertise, though. It’s like being a billionaire; you stop getting “no, that’s stupid” feedback and it rots your brain.
by ceejayoz 6mo ago
They’re usually outside their field of expertise, though.
It’s like being a billionaire; you stop getting “no, that’s stupid” feedback and it rots your brain.
- paleotrope 6mo agoWhen brilliance in one area doesn't translate to another.
- toast0 6mo agoThis happens in lots of different fields. I feel like people need to start developing pseudonyms when they achieve success, so that they still get feedback. Either that, or they have to carefully cultivate a group of no people to hang around and tell them which ideas are stupid.
- aidenn0 6mo agoStephen King tried this (as Richard Bachman), but he was found out after just 4 books. His last novel as Bachman sold 10x as many copies after the connection was made known.