Kawoomba comments on Productivity as a function of ability in theoretical fields - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Stefan_Schubert 26 January 2014 01:16PM

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Comment author: Kawoomba 26 January 2014 05:47:53PM 1 point [-]

With all due respect to Khan, I don't think he could've done that much better in place of Merkel

Yes. Which is why it wouldn't make much sense comparing their respective "productivity", or "capability", when so much of it depends on the specific circumstances.

Comment author: private_messaging 26 January 2014 06:56:47PM *  0 points [-]

It's more amusing to picture Genghis in place of Hitler. Or vice versa. Hitler in place of Genghis would never even have gotten past the encounter with Tatars, while Genghis in place of Hitler would've been marching German and Polish military towards Moscow after a failed invasion attempt by Stalin, possibly even with US and British help, followed by going all the way into China.