Why is there always so much focus on the "F student turned inventor" trope. What purpose does it serve? It's definitely not the norm. I think that people identi

Why is there always so much focus on the "F student turned inventor" trope. What purpose does it serve? It's definitely not the norm. I think that people identify with it because from their perspective it was like oh this guy was just naturally smart and he just didn't buy into the educational system which is why they had bad grades. Many people think the same of themselves in that way. The part that I feel always gets under reported or not digested by readers very well is the amount of work that the people usually had to put into their endeavors. Oftentimes the work was far more intensive than any education they could have received. I think the emphasis should always be on the work instead of what their grades were in high school or college. I guess that headline wouldn't sell though.