Comment by ceejayoz
16 hours ago
They’re usually outside their field of expertise, though.
It’s like being a billionaire; you stop getting “no, that’s stupid” feedback and it rots your brain.
16 hours ago
They’re usually outside their field of expertise, though.
It’s like being a billionaire; you stop getting “no, that’s stupid” feedback and it rots your brain.
This happens in lots of different fields. I feel like people need to start developing pseudonyms when they achieve success, so that they still get feedback. Either that, or they have to carefully cultivate a group of no people to hang around and tell them which ideas are stupid.
When brilliance in one area doesn't translate to another.