What are some notable accounts of people who forwent love and maybe even the majority of social contact in the name of their art or work?
Me.
>>1723496
You can't forgo what you ain't got.
Tesla
Schopenhauer is practically the poster child for hating love
There are some mathematicians who spent years in isolation while trying to find a proof of some kind. Perelman is recent example.
interest bump
Would love to learn about more of these people
Funny how such an idea is so romantic
Not exactly what you asked for, but there is good list of autistic creators.
>>1725004
In August 2006, Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for "his contributions to geometry and his revolutionary insights into the analytical and geometric structure of the Ricci flow." Perelman declined to accept the award or to appear at the congress, stating: "I'm not interested in money or fame; I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo."
So based
>>1725023
This is another level of autism...
>>1723491
That looks slippery.
>>1726514
Yeah if autism equaled dedicated and awesome. Only one of the people in that list were confirmed for autism and his work on the fictional city was amazing
>>1726633
The world needs more of that kind of autism.
My Struggle by Adolf Hitler
>>1723491
Easy peasy
Newton
>>1725023
Can I get a link to that list? Some of those look interesting.