Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by corin_ on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @01:32AM
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What I want to know is: how many people on HN would publicly describe themselves as a "genius"?
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Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by gmlk on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @04:01AM
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Never seriously…
It would be to close to hubris? An early indication of loosing touch with reality? Perhaps indicating the onset of psychosis?
Maybe ironically, especially after a less-then-perfect performance ;)
Better to let others do the praising?
Q: How many people where (by others, not family/friends) publicly described as a "genius"?
Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by corin_ on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @04:03AM
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I was being pretty rhetorical ;)
Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by gmlk on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @08:55AM
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I was being aspergery about it.
Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by p4r4d0x on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @06:17AM
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More like how many legitimate geniuses would actually describe themselves as a "genius"? I would say close to none.
Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by dwwoelfel on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @02:22PM
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Is one close to none? cperciva is a legitimate genius and describes himself as a genius: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=228444
Why would you expect otherwise for other geniuses?
Re:Ask HN: How do geniuses think? How do you think?
by p4r4d0x on Thursday October 21, 2010 @11:37PM
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Because geniuses tend to be particularly averse to labelling themselves as something that has connotations of extreme superiority.
It's the reverse Dunning-Kruger effect - idiots are less aware of their limitations and thus are more likely to be baselessly confident. Legitimate geniuses are the most aware of their limitations of anyone, and thus are less likely to trumpet the 'genius' title.