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Hmmm ... I'm pretty sure I've seen Elon Musk, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Sebastian Thrun, Marissa Mayer referred to as blindingly intelligent. Doesn't seem to be
by riggins 13y ago
Hmmm ... I'm pretty sure I've seen Elon Musk, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Sebastian Thrun, Marissa Mayer referred to as blindingly intelligent. Doesn't seem to be a handicap.
Edit: upon further reflection, I think the operative statement is 'rocket scientist'. I suspect that being introduced as a 'rocket scientist' is in fact a handicap because 'rocket science' has a connotation of being a kind of useless knowledge (i.e. what can you do with that). Other the other hand, think about how people react to someone being introduced as a 'computer genius'? Lots of people will find that very interesting because there are lots of practical and profitable things you can do if you're a 'computer genius'.
- redblacktree 13y agoBut was it the primary way in which they were referred to?
- rayiner 13y agoWithout getting into the other people, I hear Musk being described as "ballsy" or "visionary" far more often than I hear him being described as intelligent. I think everyone assumes he is intelligent, but that's not the primary characteristic people talk about.
- riggins 13y agohttp://www.rankboards.com/ http://www.rankboards.com/ my unscientific response.
- jessedhillon 13y agoAuthor has written about this subject in a peculiar and roundabout way. All he is saying is that being intelligent isn't enough: become known for putting your intelligence to work, producing results, and being easy/good to work with. If people call you intelligent first, they are probably unable to say anything better about you. For that proposition I think we can ignore the few people who, by virtue of having ther genius manifested in the world already, do sometimes get called out for their intelligence.