I strongly agree with Brian and would have written essentially the same comment had he not done so already. Please consider changing your title here.
Edit: having discussed this some more, including privately, while I am concerned about the same thing as Brian, I think his post can be read in a less charitable way than I had originally interpreted it. My concerns are outlined elsewhere, and I still hold them, but the “would have written essentially the same comment” no longer stands.
I disagree with this. I’m writing this without having looked at the data, but autism / Asperger’s syndrome, particularly in their high functioning versions, seems to be underdiagnosed, and it’s seems to be a very reasonable inference that at least some of the leaders under discussion were in fact on the autistic spectrum, or otherwise non-neurotypical. We can check this with a Metaculus question if you want.
I strongly agree with Brian and would have written essentially the same comment had he not done so already. Please consider changing your title here.
Edit: having discussed this some more, including privately, while I am concerned about the same thing as Brian, I think his post can be read in a less charitable way than I had originally interpreted it. My concerns are outlined elsewhere, and I still hold them, but the “would have written essentially the same comment” no longer stands.
I disagree with this. I’m writing this without having looked at the data, but autism / Asperger’s syndrome, particularly in their high functioning versions, seems to be underdiagnosed, and it’s seems to be a very reasonable inference that at least some of the leaders under discussion were in fact on the autistic spectrum, or otherwise non-neurotypical. We can check this with a Metaculus question if you want.