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minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up63arrow-down1·19 days agoTesla. I feel there’s so much we don’t know, let alone understand, about his ideas. Have we overly sane/crazy washed him?
minus-squaregenau@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down2·19 days agoHe was probably a bit crazy.
minus-squarebigfondue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·19 days agoTrue, but probably more interesting than Newton, who would just keep talking about god the whole time.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·19 days agoApparently he didn’t trust patents etc. He would come up with fanciful ideas, that sounded vaguely plausible, as cover for what he was actually working on. At this point picking apart the Good, the bad and the cover is an …interesting exercise.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·19 days agoLook what Edison did. I don’t blame him for not trusting how the business world works.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·19 days agoFully agree with that. Tesla got thoroughly screwed over.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoi feel like the covers have ended up like star trek tech, made up nonsense but it gave people ideas that turned out to be good
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-219 days agoboth, i think. also, wasnt he a big showman who made up a lot of bullshit? i feel like his actual working inventions are all well understood
minus-squareClathrateG [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-219 days agocoo coo 🕊️
Tesla. I feel there’s so much we don’t know, let alone understand, about his ideas. Have we overly sane/crazy washed him?
He was probably a bit crazy.
True, but probably more interesting than Newton, who would just keep talking about god the whole time.
and apples
Apparently he didn’t trust patents etc. He would come up with fanciful ideas, that sounded vaguely plausible, as cover for what he was actually working on.
At this point picking apart the Good, the bad and the cover is an …interesting exercise.
Look what Edison did. I don’t blame him for not trusting how the business world works.
Fully agree with that. Tesla got thoroughly screwed over.
i feel like the covers have ended up like star trek tech, made up nonsense but it gave people ideas that turned out to be good
both, i think. also, wasnt he a big showman who made up a lot of bullshit? i feel like his actual working inventions are all well understood
coo coo 🕊️