Why do there seem to be so few quotIntellectual Giantsquot in our time?

Question

Why do there seem to be so few quotIntellectual Giantsquot in our time?
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Answer

Ill bet that if you count the number of intellectual giants from previous centuries that you know and come up with an average per century, youll find that the number of giants in the past years is no different from the past.brbrI do think that there are fewer true intellectuals per capita than in the past. This is because we no longer have to use our brains for gathering information since computers and calculators do it for us. Our leisure time is filled with entertaining things to do. We dont have time to think.brbrWhy do you think so many prisoners become writers and philosophers? Theres nothing to do in a prison cell but think. brbrThats why the Aristotle got to where he is. He didnt have a pile of books or computers or MTV or Disney World or a BMW or even cold beer. It was just Aristotle, his toga, sandals, a trail, and a pile of kids whod rather listen to him babble than watch an atrocious Greek play down the road come on, have you ever sat through Antigoni? What else is Aristotle supposed to do but philosophise?