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StilesCrisistoday at 3:38 PM1 replyview on HN

Frankly, such paradigm shifts are almost impossible for humans as well. If a mathematician proposes a truly radical paradigm shift, they're either a once-in-a-decade genius or a crackpot.


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don_estebantoday at 4:03 PM

It is quite typical that once in a decade genius is treated like a crackpot... (what was the name of the Austrian doctor that suggested washing you hands before surgery?)

... of course, the number of crackpots is overwhelming