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So you're saying that we should clone him ? Or clone top(10) maths/psychs/brain-surgeon/etc ?



Of course not, you are so obsessed with your perspective, you didn't see what I said. I told we should study these guys , how they think , how they improve their performance, to achieve their success formula.

I cannot understand how in earth you infer from that to cloning them.


>>imagine a world filled with people like Erik (in all careers) how beautiful that world would be

Do you think this will happen without cloning or messing with genetic code ?


Damn you got so offended! I'm sorry.

Anyway, haven't we/they studied them ? That's what's missing ?

I refer to cloning, cause you can't take `normies` and tell them what to do and they'll become a science-guy. Cause they don't want to, don't enjoy the process, don't have the mental capacity (pick any of them or all of them).

So you need good genes (be able to learn, wanting/enjoying to learn), good enough life (don't get born in war-torn country), a good program on how to do them (what you say), a little guidance/mentoring.


You can't divide people into 2 categories: `normies` (you probably meant mediocre) and top(10). Leaving philosophy aside, there are a lot of people who do want to know what makes the top(10) tick, people who enjoy learning and who have the mental capacity. And I would argue their number is significant.


I know I can't. But to do:

>>imagine a world filled with people like Erik (in all careers) how beautiful that world would be

You have to also include `normies`, right ?




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