[mshron]

Eh. I studied math at an elite university with a lot of people who ended up at these secretive quant hedge funds. They're undeniably brilliant, and as per GP also extremely motivated and hard working (brilliance alone doesn't cut it!).

They're also heavily dependent on collaboration with others, availability of data, the existence of the right tools, and so on. Unlike in comic books, raw intelligence alone doesn't get you very far. But put a bunch of very smart people together for a decade+ with a lot of money on their hands and you can definitely make magic happen.

[paulpauper]

Unlike in comic books, raw intelligence alone doesn't get you very far.

what about solo tech start-ups?

[ldjkfkdsjnv]

Academic achievement doesnt mean someone can come up with new things.

[RandomLensman]

Leading people in their fields tend to come up with or find new things.