Sure, let's force one of the most creative dude of this century back into the rigid pen others are allowed to play in, just in case he does something crazy and interesting.
What a lame idea, truly worthy of a mandarin.
What a lame idea, truly worthy of a mandarin.
As for "one of the most creative dudes of this century", I am puzzled as to how you reach this conclusion.
He certainly seems to be a very bright and capable person, and deserves recognition as the publisher of Mathematica, but that was released last century; what has he created since then that places him so high in your estimation?
Eg. American Power and The New Mandarins. (Book)
I think it’s an important and relevant term.
They hate him cause they ain’t him.
I think it’s reasonable to find someone’s work admirable and yet think they have terrible personalities. There is a line of thought were people should be judged by what they create rather than how they behave, but luckily not many subscribe to it. Not even grown-up Linus Torvalds subscribes to it.
Because while we should totally condemn the former, it seems that we’re discussing the latter here, and it’s hard to get riled up about.