Jens on Nostr: One of my favourite historical figures is probably Jack Parsons. Not so much because ...

One of my favourite historical figures is probably Jack Parsons. Not so much because he was a great dude or anything - but because he was the living embodiment of "dude, just because you're really good at X, doesn't make you great at Y"

A brilliant rocket scientist, one of many creators of modern space travel - he was gullible, naive, and thought this made him "the best kid" in every other subject.

And then L Ron Hubbard happened (the story is too long for any character limit, check it)