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16 year old app developer: Plagiarist or Prodigy?

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Re: 16 year old app developer: Plagiarist or Prodigy?

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there are very... very few prodigies in this world who could've done it without strong mentorship. Mozart and Tiger Woods are both thought to be prodigies, but their parents were very involved in their developmental process.

Earl Woods wasn't swinging the club for Tiger. Don't know enough about Mozart to know if his father actually wrote and played 90% of his works.

>Earl Woods wasn't swinging the club for Tiger.

you're completely missing my point. Your logic is incredibly infantile.

Strong mentorship is important. It's like the difference between a good and bad coach on a sports team. If a sports team wins a champion, its unlikely they could've done it with a coach who doesn't know what they're doing.

if Earl Woods or Mozart's father had ZERO background in music and golfing, could Tiger Woods and Mozart be known for their talents? Maybe, but they would be far less dominant. Just another golfer and musician, the average person has never heard of

Re: 16 year old app developer: Plagiarist or Prodigy?

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She personally claims to have written it all on her own, in the press release she also says she was intern at Sales force in Bangalore, attended MIT Launch and her profile says she is a "16 year old programmer and entrepreneur" along with a link to "my app". She also called the person disputing that a jobless disturbed bully, harasser and troll and due to internet "siding with her" the author was met with abuse for "…

Yes, that's what the current social media climate is like unfortunately. An internet mob harassing someone seems to be the default answer to everything, and each person participating thinks they are fighting for justice or something. I just don't think HN piling on is going to help.

So you're saying that we should just let people lie and get away with it? Because right now she's getting away with it.

Re: 16 year old app developer: Plagiarist or Prodigy?

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Given the author appears to be female, I suspect the irony is entirely on purpose.

I'm not sure it is. I suspect it's intended as a genuine term of endearment and the author is oblivious to the negative connotation. Still unfortunate.

It's pretty clearly being used condescendingly in this case.

However, the author may genuinely not have noticed the sexist connotation until it was pointed out.

Re: 16 year old app developer: Plagiarist or Prodigy?

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She may be a plagiarist, but that doesn't mean the author of this post isn't also a bully who should be likewise questioned. There are extremists on both sides, the truth is in the middle, etc.

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground

An "extremist" would be the folks at 4chan sending her gore, dick pics, and death threats.

The author of the post is responding to the initial vitriol spit by Harshita Arora and in context is well reasoned and well grounded.

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