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by johnchristopher 3832 days ago
> It’s never been about being the first to do something. It’s about making it accessible to the masses.

Oh, boy.

Putting things in and out of context according to the story that needs to be spun has a bright future as a literary genre.

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> It’s never been about being the first to do something. It’s about making it accessible to the masses

I suspect the purpose of this statement is to conjure up the ghost of, and likely draw parallels to another "revolutionary genius". This trope needs to die: it undermines the effort put in by the giants upon whose shoulders these alleged "ubermensch" stand.