[neogodless]

Overall the comments here and several of his blog posts make me think of this: https://sive.rs/multiply

> To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.

I also can think of times where "my" ideas were realized in the real world - but in no way can be credited to me, because other people also had those ideas, and someone implemented them. Was I a genius because I had these ideas, or did I just have some similar experiences and knowledge to others that had those ideas that (all but) inevitably will generate such an idea over a given timeline?

To really see how he views himself in comparison to others...

> I don't want my success or failure to be determined by the idiots who populate this planet.

I think really there's a fear here to put his ideas "out there" to go through the gauntlet of other smart people. If they never become popular, you can keep telling yourself how significant they are and it will not be disproved. But if you work to get your idea out there, and it still fails, maybe the idea had less value or significance than you assigned it. (Or you can still blame the "idiots on this planet.")