>>11120898>>11120946Has it ever been true that "a single academic" changed the world?
All great scientists of history collaborated with others, even the ancient Greeks. Don't get fooled just because they only threw 1 guy's name on the theorem.
In several cases, the world-changing contribution isn't an answer, but rather, a question. The right question can motivate entire fields of research.
>with so much low hanging fruit goneWhat we call "low-hanging" depends on how tall our ladder is.
For example, quantum computing is about to come into its own, so who knows what kind of solutions will become apparent to someone once they understand the technology? (And then 100 years later, their discovery will be called obvious "low hanging fruit" in hindsight by some edgelord online)
