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Why do the big "guns" get more credits for their technical skills?
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themadhippy:
Id argue many early  inventors were no more than patent thiefs who had enough cash to pay off the original inventors,marconi didnt invent radio,bell didnt invent the telephone and edision didnt invent anything but all get credited for others work
Brumby:

--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 21, 2022, 11:41:26 am ---
--- Quote from: Brumby on September 21, 2022, 06:56:07 am ---There is far more than technical ability required to bring innovation to the world.

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Yes, and elaborate on that please, with more then a one liner that does not really add to the discussion.

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Since you were clearly focussed on the technical aspects, I wanted to make you aware that there is more to consider than that alone.  By making this simple statement, it was an invitation for you to reflect on the narrowness of your question and think about the broader picture so you could work out some ideas for yourself.

Some of them are rather obvious - such as marketing - and others a little less obvious - such as building a product specifically aimed at a target market ... as other members have said above.
m k:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on September 21, 2022, 12:36:20 pm ---Id argue many early  inventors were no more than patent thiefs who had enough cash to pay off the original inventors,marconi didnt invent radio,bell didnt invent the telephone and edision didnt invent anything but all get credited for others work

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Nobel invented something.
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pcprogrammer:
As you can see in an earlier post, the focus was set on the technical aspect due to the "admiration" basically shown just based on that aspect.

But for the other aspects it is still the question if it is a proper reason to idolize them. And also is it really them that brought these aspects to the table? Or are they just the figureheads in the spotlights?

Musk for one seems to enjoy the spotlights and make some theater but often fails to deliver on his promises. And still lots put him on a pedestal.
wraper:

--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 21, 2022, 01:18:27 pm ---Musk for one seems to enjoy the spotlights and make some theater but often fails to deliver on his promises. And still lots put him on a pedestal.

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He delivers the vast majority of what he talks about but on Elon time https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elon_time
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