The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agoI could have told people "I know that I know nothing" toolemmy.worldimagemessage-square110linkfedilinkarrow-up1709arrow-down132
arrow-up1677arrow-down1imageI could have told people "I know that I know nothing" toolemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square110linkfedilink
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoThat’s a pretty exaggerated account, there were and are plenty of poor ass philosophers and writers and scientists and mathematicians.
minus-squareBaylahoo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI agree, but how many have works that people are changing their lives over. Someone might be sitting on the best new battery idea the world will see for 3 generations but get no attention or funding.
minus-squareGrail@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoIn a rich man’s house there is nowhere to spit but his face
That’s a pretty exaggerated account, there were and are plenty of poor ass philosophers and writers and scientists and mathematicians.
I agree, but how many have works that people are changing their lives over. Someone might be sitting on the best new battery idea the world will see for 3 generations but get no attention or funding.
In a rich man’s house there is nowhere to spit but his face