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Somehow, I found that storyline interesting in that such smart people could not grasp such a simple concept on their own.
by talmand 12y ago
Somehow, I found that storyline interesting in that such smart people could not grasp such a simple concept on their own.
- kbenson 12y agoI think simple concepts can naturally be hard to come up with unless you are thinking in the right context. When someone in that situation should be thinking in the context of what that means to the people they are beholden to, often it's the first time they've been in that situation (or more accurately it's foreign feeling enough that the parallels are missed) and are still seeing it as a metric of their personal worthiness as measured through their creation. At least, that's my take on it. I don't have any real experience here, so I could be totally off.
- talmand 12y agoWell, sure, if one is distracted or outside the context. But for one of them, that was his job. As for the leader of the group, the example of the problem was right there in front of him and he still didn't grasp it. The reason I found it interesting is because I could see it actually happening. Of which, I'm sure it has.
- ericd 12y agoWhen everyone is doing something contrary to your instincts, it can be hard to trust your instincts... I think it's pretty common, actually.