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bobsled
5y ago
I know what I am meant to think and feel in response to this article, but I don't. Keeping in mind that this was written by the one of the three people in the story, who took it upon themselves to post about the experience online later
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bobsled
5y ago
This is something that has been over-hyped for the sake of dramatization. Paul Morphy[1] and Bobby Fischer[2] are great examples of people who most likely were already psychologically 'at risk', and 'went over the edge'
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bobsled
6y ago
One of the fondest memories of my life will be my mother reading me "The Mouse And The Motorcycle" when I was just a chunk of a lad. For my entire life, my answer to "Who is your favorite living female author?" was Bever
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bobsled
6y ago
No problem at all.
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bobsled
6y ago
Thank you for the clarification. Please understand that I don't mean to be pedantic.
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bobsled
6y ago
I believed I was responding to a comment by the user "zeruch". I may not be using this comment section correctly. >His philosophical brilliance has always impressed me, his personal presence is like rotting offal in the sun. He
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bobsled
6y ago
How does one accurately quantify hypothetical contributions by people who may or may not exist?
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bobsled
6y ago
I would recommend looking into the less pleasant facts about others you consider philosophically brilliant, especially those further removed from us in time, before you denounce Richard Stallman as irredeemable to history.