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by hugh3 5688 days ago
I'm rather unconvinced that Randall Monroe is a polymath.
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xenophanes 5688 days ago
Math and art!! Or do you have a problem with his art!?
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wahnfrieden 5688 days ago
He postures himself as one, at least.
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hugh3 5688 days ago
I'd go so far as to say he's interested in a lot of stuff, but his actual level of knowledge is pretty much "dude with a Bachelor's Degree and access to wikipedia".

Nothing wrong with that, but let's not get too excited.

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Natsu 5688 days ago
> "dude with a Bachelor's Degree and access to wikipedia"

Yeah, but that's actually pretty smart. There are a lot of people who haven't yet figured out that you can look up almost anything online....

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