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Originally Posted by Shamou Here is the story of William James Sidis... the most intelligent person that ever lived... (IQ between 250 and 300) ...a total misfit who never accomplished anything and died at age 45 poor and alone...
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Sperling commented: "What the journalists did not report, and perhaps did not know, was that during all the years of his obscure employments he was writing original treatises on history, government, economics and political affairs.
//Doesn't sound like a waste to me.