> Granted, society benefits most from the work of the exceptional, so it may still be worth it. That's a baffling proposition. I think society benefits overwhe

> Granted, society benefits most from the work of the exceptional, so it may still be worth it. That's a baffling proposition. I think society benefits overwhelmingly more from the sum of average contributions, not the rare exceptional contribution. I do think we're missing out on a huge number of exceptional contributions due to the circumstances people face who would otherwise be free and able to make such contributions. Instead they are sending emails.