[MathematicalArt]

What is genius? Genius is characterized by highly divergent thought, especially as compared with conventional wisdom. From this base notion of divergence, you actually get either genius or insanity.

Genius is characterized by divergent thought that feeds back with the external environment (society, historic events, etc.)

Insanity is characterized by this same divergent thought with the feedback being self-referential only. Thus it isn’t grounded in any way that society recognizes.

With that, neither genius nor insanity requires anything other than a highly divergent thought process marked by a level of attachment or detachment to society.