Is it possible to be a polymath these days? (and make legitimately

You have to spend 6 years studying a single subject in order to not be considered a novice nowadays. What do you think?

>>9774884
This. We live in a culture of specialisation dictated by the continued refinement of technique and vice-versa. It can probably be done but only with disciplines that are similar in kind or somehow interrelated by a common medium; the simplest example would be fields that rely on the written word as the principal tool.

You can be a revolutionary mathematician and an excellent writer, but you can't, say, be a mathematician, writer, musician, physician, painter and other things because you have to really dedicate several hours to the activities you like if you want to become extremely good at them.

>>9774884
yeah if you're a brainlet

>>9775001
Who isn't a brainlet?

It is possible and there are several. The thing is, posting on 4chan, we are not among those types. They are contributing to society while we kill time. Hard to face facts but once you have you'll feel better.

>>9775001
this

>>9775005
me