Doesn’t your observation that most successful autodidacts come from financially stable backgrounds SUPPORT the hypothesis that intelligent individuals from low-income backgrounds are prevented from becoming successful?
With the facts you’ve highlighted, two conclusions may be drawn: either most poor people are stupid, or the aforementioned “starving farmers” don’t have the time or the resources to educate themselves or “[bang] out some impressive proofs,” on account of the whole “I’m starving and need to grow some food” thing. I don’t see how such people would be able to afford books to learn from or time to spend reading them.
Doesn’t your observation that most successful autodidacts come from financially stable backgrounds SUPPORT the hypothesis that intelligent individuals from low-income backgrounds are prevented from becoming successful?
No, it doesn’t; see my other comment. I was criticizing the list as a bizarre selection which did not include anyone remotely like Einstein.
I don’t see how such people would be able to afford books to learn from
How did Ramanujan afford books?
The answer to the autodidact point is to point out that once one has proven one’s Einstein-level talent, one is integrated into the meritocratic system and no longer considered an autodidact.
Doesn’t your observation that most successful autodidacts come from financially stable backgrounds SUPPORT the hypothesis that intelligent individuals from low-income backgrounds are prevented from becoming successful?
With the facts you’ve highlighted, two conclusions may be drawn: either most poor people are stupid, or the aforementioned “starving farmers” don’t have the time or the resources to educate themselves or “[bang] out some impressive proofs,” on account of the whole “I’m starving and need to grow some food” thing. I don’t see how such people would be able to afford books to learn from or time to spend reading them.
No, it doesn’t; see my other comment. I was criticizing the list as a bizarre selection which did not include anyone remotely like Einstein.
How did Ramanujan afford books?
The answer to the autodidact point is to point out that once one has proven one’s Einstein-level talent, one is integrated into the meritocratic system and no longer considered an autodidact.