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20108357 No.20108357[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Is autistically reading huge amounts of literature in your teenage and early adulthood years prerequisite to becoming a Great man?

>> No.20108364

being autistic about things is essential to greatness

>> No.20108402

>>20108364
This; being a short man (lack of social respect and female attention in early years) + some degree of autism (unusual amount of focus and dedication to seemingly trivial things, lack of social 'normalness' and ability to systematize and organize things) = great springboard for greatness. Kubrick, Faulkner, Napoleon all had these traits

>> No.20108410

>>20108402
>napoleon was short

>> No.20108414

>>20108410
by all accounts, no matter what measuring system you use, he was anywhere between 5'2 and 5'6, which is short, yes

>> No.20108417

As someone whomst is a great man and did so I can confirm that adolescent reading did contribute to my ascent.

>> No.20108419

>>20108417
How much did you read?

>> No.20108439

>>20108414
1.70 two centuries ago wasn't "short". Even today in most of Europe that height wouldn't draw special attention.