>>Yes the othering is a problem! That doesn't make geniuses less real, it means we need to work on inclusion! Yes, it is good to involve a variety of people in creative processes and listen when non-experts have ideas! Again, work on inclusivity!<<
Agreed.
>>Also, while collaboration is a good thing, a great thing, not everyone is going to be able to do that. Some very intelligent people with really good ideas need to be able to do the first step, then you can pass it off to other people to work on other parts.<<
That's one reason Marvel canon infuriates me. Tony Stark is an engineer. He is much happier and more productive in a workshop than in a boardroom. Stop trying to drag him to meetings. He shouldn't have to deal with people if he damn well doesn't want to. He should be able to pay someone else to do all the parts he doesn't like, especially since nobody else can do his job. And SHIELD was worse, literally wanting him only for his equipment.
>> Seriously, if there weren't geniuses (is that the correct plural? I don't language well) <<
genius noun ge·nius | \ ˈjēn-yəs , ˈjē-nē-əs \ plural geniuses or genii\ ˈjē-nē-ˌī \ Definition of genius (Entry 1 of 2) 1aplural genii : an attendant spirit of a person or place bplural usually genii : a person who influences another for good or bad He has been accused of being his brother's evil genius. 2: a strong leaning or inclination : PENCHANT 3a: a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit the genius of our democratic government b: the associations and traditions of a place c: a personification or embodiment especially of a quality or condition 4plural usually genii : SPIRIT, JINNI 5plural usually geniuses a: a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude … had a genius for getting along with boys … — Mary Ross b: extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity c: a person endowed with extraordinary mental superiority especially : a person with a very high IQ
I just don't like the "-uses" plural, so I also use things like "mongoose -> mongeese" and "octopus -> octopi or octopodes." Genii exists as a valid plural of genius, so I tend to use it.
>> so many things wouldn't exist. Little known basement inventors and people who couldn't be bothered to market their devices are still geniuses! <<
Exactly. And the worse average people treat genii, the more genii will conceal their gifts or simply avoid other people. Plus the occasional supervillain. I'd really rather avoid those problems.
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Date: 2021-06-30 03:30 am (UTC)Agreed.
>>Also, while collaboration is a good thing, a great thing, not everyone is going to be able to do that. Some very intelligent people with really good ideas need to be able to do the first step, then you can pass it off to other people to work on other parts.<<
That's one reason Marvel canon infuriates me. Tony Stark is an engineer. He is much happier and more productive in a workshop than in a boardroom. Stop trying to drag him to meetings. He shouldn't have to deal with people if he damn well doesn't want to. He should be able to pay someone else to do all the parts he doesn't like, especially since nobody else can do his job. And SHIELD was worse, literally wanting him only for his equipment.
>> Seriously, if there weren't geniuses (is that the correct plural? I don't language well) <<
genius noun
ge·nius | \ ˈjēn-yəs , ˈjē-nē-əs \
plural geniuses or genii\ ˈjē-nē-ˌī \
Definition of genius (Entry 1 of 2)
1aplural genii : an attendant spirit of a person or place
bplural usually genii : a person who influences another for good or bad
He has been accused of being his brother's evil genius.
2: a strong leaning or inclination : PENCHANT
3a: a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit
the genius of our democratic government
b: the associations and traditions of a place
c: a personification or embodiment especially of a quality or condition
4plural usually genii : SPIRIT, JINNI
5plural usually geniuses
a: a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude
… had a genius for getting along with boys …
— Mary Ross
b: extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity
c: a person endowed with extraordinary mental superiority
especially : a person with a very high IQ
I just don't like the "-uses" plural, so I also use things like "mongoose -> mongeese" and "octopus -> octopi or octopodes." Genii exists as a valid plural of genius, so I tend to use it.
>> so many things wouldn't exist. Little known basement inventors and people who couldn't be bothered to market their devices are still geniuses! <<
Exactly. And the worse average people treat genii, the more genii will conceal their gifts or simply avoid other people. Plus the occasional supervillain. I'd really rather avoid those problems.