Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore

Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by fritzw on Saturday March 11, 2017 @10:56PM (#13848852)

The article attacks the idea that genius is normal, and it maybe suggests that it would be hard to be normal and genius.

Taking the title at face value, Your not a genius if you think you are. I will say that dealing with people who don't have basic math, science, logic, physics, chemistry and philosophy understanding it's pretty easy to convince yourself that your both genius and crazy.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by sitkack on Saturday March 11, 2017 @11:18PM (#13848920)

There are tons of geniuses that are perfectly normal. What his article was talking about was eccentric geniuses.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by taneq on Sunday March 12, 2017 @09:56AM (#13850657)

That's a contradiction in terms. Genius is exceptional by definition, if you're a genius you're not normal.

Most of the smart people I know struggle with some form of depression or existential issues. The really smart ones are invariably a bit odd.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by sitkack on Monday March 13, 2017 @10:35AM (#13858102)

We have to put these tropes to rest, they are damaging to everyone.

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