• MelodicMischief@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    This is how I feel reading Oppenheimer’s biography. He came from an affluent family and apparently never had to worry about paying the bills, being free to fully dedicate himself to the things that interested him. The guy was a genius, no doubt about that… I just feel that we would have a lot more geniuses out there if we didn’t have to work so much in order to enjoy so little.

    • theatomictruth@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      There are definitely people out there capable of major contributions to human culture and knowledge toiling in a sweat shop or picking fruit.