Jed, I think it hangs together with money or perhaps better greed. Many people in this group can see the big light in the end of the tunnel and I think it looks like "$ Billion $". Then envy and greed makes for salty and sometimes downright insulting comments. I think it is a pity. As a group we could accomplish a lot. Share and you will receive. ( No, not a bible verse.)
Best Regards , Lennart Thornros www.StrategicLeadershipSac.com lenn...@thornros.com +1 916 436 1899 202 Granite Park Court, Lincoln CA 95648 “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” PJM On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why can't free energy companies be like other companies? I feel that the >> amount of cloak and dagger and intrigue is overrepresented in this niche. >> > > Yup. I think there are two main reasons: > > 1. No patent protection. > 2. Strange, secretive people. > > The field attracts strange people while it repels conventional people. > That is my impression, but that may be partly my bias. We expect strange > people in this field, so we take note of them. There might be just as many > strange people in other professions, but we do not look for them. We may > not notice them among CPAs, policemen, farmers or government bureaucrats. > You did notice them among old school programmers, who tended to be > flamboyant. > > In some groups, strange people hide their eccentricities while in other > groups they advertise them. > > Old school professors used to emphasize odd behavior and strange clothing > choices. It was charming. See this scene from the movie IQ: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7stiKJsGjY > > "He doesn't look like a scientist . . . > > Now this is a tie, to hold up your pants." > > - Jed > >
