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The curse of the genius is that when you are hyper recombinativeinventive every problem looks like a need for a new hammer and that your first success silences all opposition permanently. The other extrem is that cooperations beloved mediocrity, produced by systemic processes, risk avoidance and intrigant politics today prevent game changers from even reaching entry level.

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So wait, do these cursed geniuses "silence all opposition permanently" or are they "prevented from even reaching entry level"?

The successful ones silence opposition until they fail big time. Then they become ammunition to prevent hiring their kind at entrance level?

I think that's a statement about identifiable early genius but not necessarily mature genius, unknown or otherwise.

Anyone can see the same patterns being applied to different problems in repetition with enough time.

That gets boring to those who find no value in tangential rewards. Escaping that with idealism for understanding solely demands more, and I think that's the biggest identifier for lasting genius versus that which is emphemeral / trendy.

It doesn't imply genius but it is indicative of genius recognized beyond youth. Wisdom, common sense - those are either attributed imprecisely or incorrectly.

For power to emerge there has to be fire. You can't make steam with refined poisonous dirt. 2000 year recorded wisdom told us this much.

Any straw to explain away that my attitude could be a problem for society. Only way to progress is shift the nay sayers out of gear in emergencies.

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