Oh, agreed. Just because they didn't capitalize on it doesn't meant that their contribution to humanity is any less significant. It's simply an incredibly poignant and recent cautionary tale against hubris and aversion to risk-taking. Like when you're in school and you know the right answer, but second-guess yourself and give the answer you think someone wants to hear— only to realize you were right the first time, but now someone else answered correctly and stole all the glory .
Oh, agreed. Just because they didn't capitalize on it doesn't meant that their contribution to humanity is any less significant. It's simply an incredibly poignant and recent cautionary tale against hubris and aversion to risk-taking. Like when you're in school and you know the right answer, but second-guess yourself and give the answer you *think* someone wants to hear— only to realize you were right the first time, but now *someone else* answered correctly and stole all the glory [guess how long it took me to learn *that* lesson, the hard way](#spoiler).
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