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by sangnoir 3832 days ago
> 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.