Oddbean new post about | logout
 lol I’m pretty sure you can use dynamite for more than blowing up people. It’s kinda useful, don’t you think? His legacy is kinda double in that sense. 

No one would give a fuck about Nobel if it was not for the price. Just like no one is giving a fuck about the inventor of gun powder or the creator of riffles. 

It’s more likely that no one would remember Nobel if the prize was not introduced. Hence, no need for good PR because no one would give a fuck in the end. If anything, the price reminds a few people of how retarded the price actually is. 

But yeah, in the internet era everything is a conspiracy forged by the lizard people high above us plebs.