I think it’s definitely possible, maybe even likely.
Maybe it relates a little to that concept of “we were able to do it because we didn’t know it was impossible”?
Another aphorism that might somehow relate is, mistakes are considered an important part of creativity, in both art and science.
It’s hard me for me to escape the conclusion that there were likely some benefits related to stuff like this, that can force a person down paths less travelled.
As the same time, I bet there’s probably some way to build an entire house with a screwdriver. Would you want a great architect to work under those constraints?
Tangential, someone won a nobel prize for physics. There’s a case that we was greatly impacted by autism but functional, and speculation some of those personality traits helped him get there. If that were true, should we wish he never had it?
It seems clear that ironically, ignornace is sometimes an asset, but it’s almost impossible to untangle what and how much benefit was had in a particular case.
I’m sure I would have loved to had been his friend, know what he was like in real life. Even though I believe it’s plausible there were some insights related to his disadvantages, not sure anyone who could go back in time would not want to lay the world’s knowledge at his feet, and stand back and see what happened.
Maybe it relates a little to that concept of “we were able to do it because we didn’t know it was impossible”?
Another aphorism that might somehow relate is, mistakes are considered an important part of creativity, in both art and science.
It’s hard me for me to escape the conclusion that there were likely some benefits related to stuff like this, that can force a person down paths less travelled.
As the same time, I bet there’s probably some way to build an entire house with a screwdriver. Would you want a great architect to work under those constraints?
Tangential, someone won a nobel prize for physics. There’s a case that we was greatly impacted by autism but functional, and speculation some of those personality traits helped him get there. If that were true, should we wish he never had it?
It seems clear that ironically, ignornace is sometimes an asset, but it’s almost impossible to untangle what and how much benefit was had in a particular case.
I’m sure I would have loved to had been his friend, know what he was like in real life. Even though I believe it’s plausible there were some insights related to his disadvantages, not sure anyone who could go back in time would not want to lay the world’s knowledge at his feet, and stand back and see what happened.