<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Genius is often treated as a private trait when it... > Genius is often treated as a private trait when it is also an environmental achievement. Tools, archives, feedback, collaborators, and reliable channels can increase the amount of intelligence a person is able to express and the number of people who can develop from it. Designed well, the environment does not manufacture genius; it gives human potential more opportunities to become legible and useful. **Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius — Part Four — Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Publishing - Workbook|Constructing Genius — Part Four — Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Publishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Genius is often treated as a private trait when it is also an environmental achievement. Tools, archives, feedback, collaborators, and reliable channels can increase the amount of intelligence a person is able to express and the number of people who can develop from it. Designed well, the environment does not manufacture genius; it gives human potential more opportunities to become legible and useful.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-genius-often-treated-become-legible-useful ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->