Great Mathematicians on Math Competitions and "Genius" (2010)
pardon the shitpost, but that is a compilation of one of the most profound and useful quotes i've ever seen.  the difference between superficial achievement and real contribution is profound, and most of our systems are designed to reward and reinforce the first at the expense of the latter.<p>"They’ve done all things, often beautiful things in a context that was already set out before them, which they had no inclination to disturb. Without being aware of it, they’ve remained prisoners of those invisible and despotic circles which delimit the universe of a certain milieu in a given era."