We got an answer to the message sent into space in '74
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genius allows you to more easily make connections between things other people are far less likely to make-- einstein tied together, of all things, matter and energy in a tidy equation. he didnt even think it would be a big deal-- maybe help out a couple astrophysicists. buckminster fuller (for whom the buckyball is named, he also invented the protective domes they put over weather radar) wrote and article that claimed einstein was going to be a household name in the future. when the two met to discuss the article, einstein told fuller he thought it was remarkable-- and unexpected.
being completely nuts also allows you to more easily make connections between things other people are far less likely to make. its difficult for most people (even scientists) to tell which is which. not only did they assume einstein was nuts (he was probably also dyslexic-- a genius with a serious learning disability) but most of the scientists of the day thought the wright brothers were idiots. not only is there a fine line-- you almost have to be crazy to be a genius in the first place. maybe the best way to put it is that geniuses are "highly-functioning nuts."