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by idkdotcom 735 days ago
RIP. A great reminder that great achievers tend to be idiosyncratic people, not necessarily "by the book, SAT 1600, GPA 4.0, Ivy League Plus" people.

We should all be thankful for her contributions and for those who preceded her who were similarly "abnormal" by the standards of their time.
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armitron 735 days ago
Idiosyncratic with a genius-level 155 IQ (which is something that the prevailing cultural zeitgeist does its best to bulldoze)
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idkdotcom 735 days ago
In my view, the lesson of Lynn's life and contributions is twofold:

- California continues to be a necessary place for America and the world. By this I mean not just the geography, but a place that welcomes people from all walks of life seeking new beginnings.

- Never give up. Seriously. She was in her late 30s, early 40s -an age many would have considered "old" in the 1970s- when she made the breakthrough that made her famous.

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