Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored

Re:Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored by rvieira on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:27AM (#30699245)

If we consider Einstein as a "10x scientist", I for one, I'm glad that society is realising that it's better collectively to increase slightly the performance/achievements of 10 scientists than relying on a single "10x" one for innovation.

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Re:Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored by riskQtempAcc on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:43AM (#30699439)

Thats not obvious to me.

Take optimization using Monte Carlo. What do you prefer, ten little innocuous steps or a single bold large leap over a barrier?

I dont see human endeavor as linear. I see it as an infinite dimensional space that we are somewhat directed to explore. In this PoV little steps get me nowhere.

Also, consider that ten little scientists will quickly dominate the institution and crowd out the genius who they cannot understand.

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Re:Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored by ZephyrBlu on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @07:36PM (#30705564)

Results are non-linear. A 10x-er will produce results that 10 1x-ers can't. It's only "better" in the sense it's more "fair", not that it produces better results.

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