The guy who discovered Jon Stewart and Bill Maher

Re:The guy who discovered Jon Stewart and Bill Maher by keiferski on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:35AM (#24797822)

Andrea del Verrocchio might count, although (just like early 20th century Budapest) Renaissance Italy had an abundance of talent.

> Leonardo da Vinci became an apprentice [of Verrocchio] by the age of 17 and remained in training for seven years. Other famous painters apprenticed in the workshop or associated with it include Ghirlandaio, Perugino, Botticelli, and Lorenzo di Credi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#Verrocchio's...

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Re:The guy who discovered Jon Stewart and Bill Maher by ponker on Friday October 16, 2020 @05:04AM (#24798983)

For 5 superstars I can imagine an “abundance of talent” as a random event. But for 50 it’s not — it’s a culture that for some reason has created the conditions for these superstars to emerge and it’s worth analyzing what those conditions are.

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Re:The guy who discovered Jon Stewart and Bill Maher by keiferski on Friday October 16, 2020 @08:29AM (#24800128)

I didn't mean anything specific by abundance of talent. Just an expression. Of course, the Renaissance had unique historical conditions that led to its artistic flourishing.

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