The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agoI could have told people "I know that I know nothing" toolemmy.worldimagemessage-square115linkfedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down130
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minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoThat’s a pretty exaggerated account, there were and are plenty of poor ass philosophers and writers and scientists and mathematicians.
minus-squareBaylahoo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI agree, but how many have works that people are changing their lives over. Someone might be sitting on the best new battery idea the world will see for 3 generations but get no attention or funding.
minus-squareGrail@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoIn a rich man’s house there is nowhere to spit but his face
That’s a pretty exaggerated account, there were and are plenty of poor ass philosophers and writers and scientists and mathematicians.
I agree, but how many have works that people are changing their lives over. Someone might be sitting on the best new battery idea the world will see for 3 generations but get no attention or funding.
In a rich man’s house there is nowhere to spit but his face