1. The more one knows the steeper the learning curve.
2. Social interaction of any kind gets in the way of thinking time. One minute away for doing things that one's supposed to do to funtion as a member of the society is one minute less of thinking time, which might contribute to the society that keeps it from achieving just that.
Why do you think those before us shut themselves in a mental cocoon?
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I guess I need to do some explaining. Not that it's going to be much different from what I posted there.
Where should I start? The most brilliant of minds in history often go off the beaten paths. One of the reasons why they're different is having the ability to steer clear of conventional knowledge, to be critical of others, and most importantly, exceptional intelligence. While I'm not comparing myself to those, my pseudo-research has opened up interesting possibilities. I'm tapping into the devil that is unused resources. Everyday people like myself hardly have the determination to stay within a reasonable intelligent pursuit.
Scientists practice peer review but that is after some results. It's like old Chinese martial artists. They always lock themselves in a cave until they've reached a higher level of mastery. The "training" is temporary, but better isolated because of the concentration needed. To me that is thinking independently. I only wish I could lock myself in a cave but for practicality I do it with my spare time. The desire to start everything from scratch is strong. Insights, different from person to person, often suffer some degree of influence.
It's easier for you to say social interaction works in a stimulating way when you're still in college. To me the right time when my head gets into an overdrive mode is brief. Everytime when that happens there is a social obligation I have to attend to.
People of my academic background and current job status genuinely caring about existence, quantum mechanics, astronomy, or philosophy and physics in general are rare. There I'll give myself a bit of credit.
I must thank you for expressing your concern. I'm balancing this bullshit and will soon go back to livinig life the way I know best.
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