Jul 6, 2008

Why the world doesn't acknowledge I'm a genius

Because I'm fiddling about at the wrong place and time, and this modern age allows no one the luxury to slow down and discern the maestro (i.e. me) standing amidst them.

Ok, I admit: that argument works only for violinist Joshua Bell.

Some interesting viewpoints on this experiment from Freakonomics. Link courtesy Niranjan.

1 comment:

George said...

If this means you haven't yet gifted yourself the pleasure of reading the book, go ahead and get yourself a copy. Entertaining reading.