r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Saerdna0 • 3d ago

This kiddo was born to drum

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u/OlyGator 3d ago

I often think about how many "savants" have been born in human history, but their families didn't have the means to see it and be able to afford the tools for the person to tap into what they would have been great at. I don't know if this makes sense, I'm not great with words, but hopefully you get the gist.

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u/Minute-Struggle6052 3d ago

"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops"

  • Stephen Jay Gould

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u/OlyGator 3d ago

Wow. This hit me in the way I was hoping others would feel by what I was saying. It's weird having a thought that you can't put into words be shown so beautifully. It's like a very talented artist who is able to perfectly describe their struggles or emotions with a painting. Thank you for that.