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Not my opinion - I saw a compelling video of some prof on reddit a few years ago. His argument went something like this: name the richest businessman from the t
by pseudostem 3y ago
Not my opinion - I saw a compelling video of some prof on reddit a few years ago. His argument went something like this: name the richest businessman from the time of Columbus/ Amerigo. Or a very powerful politician/ socialite? Progress is a derivative of us pursuing the unknown. That is why we do what we do.
Disclaimer: I've lost a lot of the language behind the original argument, but as a sceptic it did make a lot of sense to me at that time. And hopefully the meaning behind the original message has not been lost due to my bad phrasing.
- bombcar 3y agoThen again many still remember “Queen Isabella of Spain”. It’s hard to predict what will be famous and remembered centuries from now - Musk could be entirely successful at all he wants and does and be remembered no more than by those obsessed with early earth history.
- perihelions 3y ago- "name the richest businessman from the time of Columbus/ Amerigo" The copper monopolist. His name is easy to remember, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Fugger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Fugger (Some crossover: the bio says he was a major investor in some of those spice-route-seeking expeditions, possibly including Magellan's).