Guardians of the Galaxy 3: how big egos kill big ideas
aakashgupta · x · 2026-09-12
Using High Evolutionary from Guardians of the Galaxy 3 as a case study, the author argues that when an experiment (Rocket) spotted a flaw thousands of tests missed, a real scientist would celebrate the success — instead the villain sentenced Rocket to death. A meditation on how ego destroys breakthroughs.
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