Also just like, Turing. Sure that guy can get away with shit as long as it flows in the right direction, but when they don’t need you anymore or your weird is outside what they’ll put up with, suddenly you’re on your own with your lack of social skills to defend yourself.

And then there’s the Jack Parsons of it all. A brilliant, wild, and weird person may be able to thrive in a startup that depends on them, but once the institution becomes successful enough to not need them they can go from an asset to a liability instantly.