Geniuses Who Were Actually Terrible People 

Did we leave out any other smarties who were terrible?

That's the problem with having heroes. You eventually find out they're human, to say the least.

Steve jobs wasnt a genius,he couldn't write computer code wasnt an engineer or designer....all he did was take credit for other ppls work

No shit, just because their Geniuses doesn't mean that they are good people.

As Abraham Lincoln already said ages ago: Everything on the internet is true.

Jobs was not a genius. How dare you put him next to Tesla or Newton? Come on dude...

Steve jobs wasn't ever a genius. Just a marketer.

I work as a software developer and many of the most mathematically intelligent software developers I have met have also been big jerks. It's as though they lack the patience to put up with anyone less mathematically intelligent than them.

I'm sorry they didn't mention Walt Disney or Henry Ford or Thomas Edison.

Steve Jobs is by no means comparable to Einstein, Tesla or Newton. He had a strong will and little scruples, that's it. That "genius" couldn't even figure out that eating only fruit might not be a healthy diet.

In regards to the Tesla thing, that was a pretty mainstream opinion at the time.

Why the heck is Thomas Edison not on this list

In a lot of cases, people who are dicks take credit for other peoples' work. So they get credited with being genius unduly. Tesla is a notable exception of that not being the case though. He was someone who's work was stolen.

This needs to have Thomas Edison on it. He killed dogs as a test. Cmon guys

Sheldon Cooper.

according to The Simpsons, one of the geniuses, Steve Hawking actually stated that even the smartest are very childish

Calling Steve Jobs a genius is a bit of a stretch.

Oh, Tesla, you never fail to impress me.

A genius would never hand his wife a list of rules she had to obide by. I would be afraid to fall asleep around her. Or drink her tea.

what about Graham Bell basically stealing the telephone design from Alexander Meucci?

As a rule, I don’t comment on RU-vid videos. However, I see quite a few comments saying that Steve Jobs wasn’t a genius. It is true that Jobs was not a programmer or engineer, two among many fields of which genius is commonly associated, although a person need not be proficient in the sciences to be considered a genius. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, genius is defined as “[A person with] exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability”. Steve Jobs clearly fits this definition in regards to the “creative power or other natural ability” bit. While his lack of technical and scientific/mathematical skill is at odds with his position as one of the pioneers of modern computing, this is not a sufficient reason to deny him the label of genius. Jobs was an expert at marketing, and while one does not commonly associate marketing with genius, if we refer to the definition of genius above, this clearly fits under the “other natural ability” bit. Jobs also found success by focusing extensively on the visual aspects of his products, as well as paying great attention to user experience. His commitment to designing visually appealing products as well as enhancing and improving the user experience set him apart from his contemporaries such as Bill Gates, and many of his designs found instant and lasting success. Many would logically refer to Jobs’ innate ability to predict which designs would be successful as well as his charismatic marketing abilities as his genius. To those claiming that he wasn’t a genius, I urge you to refer again to the definition of genius which I have provided above. Steve Jobs unambiguously fits the definition of genius, as he was indeed a person with “exceptional ... creative power or other natural ability.” Having said that, one cannot be blamed for denying that Jobs was a genius, as the layman generally defines a genius as a person with exceptional scientific and mathematical skill, due to the media’s use of the word genius almost exclusively reserved for scientists who have made major contributions to the world. Many would argue that Jobs simply got lucky with Apple, and/or that he merely took credit for the designs of others. To them, I would say that while many of the designs and technology that are commonly attributed to him are indeed based on the work of others, it is unfair to say that he gained success through taking credit for the work of others. Therein lies another facet of the genius of Steve Jobs: the ability and willingness to bring in people with a good idea and assign the right people to the task of fleshing it out, as well as his incredible ability to predict the potential of a product. He took huge risks by putting large amounts of money into developing new products, and succeeded more often than not. Taking counsel and marketing products conceived by others hardly constitutes stealing credit. To my knowledge, Jobs never blatantly claimed for himself the credit of others’ ideas, and I welcome examples of such behavior. Let us not also forget that Jobs was the founder and executive of Apple, which does entitle him to have a say in the products released by Apple; in fact, he has added his own influence on practically every product sold by Apple. Consider also the fact that the people involved in sparking ideas and working on products have been generously compensated for their work. Again, I claim this to be evidence of his genius. My point is, you may not like Steve Jobs or Apple for whatever reason, but give credit where it’s due. Accusing the man of having gained success by stealing the ideas and work of others is a very serious thing to say, and if you’re going to do so, please provide proof. However, I sincerely believe that the comments denying Steve Jobs was a genius and that he claimed credit for the work of others are born of naïveté; now that you know the technical definition of the word genius, I think we can all agree that Steve Jobs was indeed a genius. A little bit of research along with a dictionary goes a long way. I recommend people to be less hasty when considering of publicly impugning a person’s character, as this can severely damage a person’s reputation as well as ruin their career. It’s not likely that such comments on a RU-vid video denying Steve Jobs his due credit would ever be taken seriously, but in other areas of life, you can destroy an innocent person by making ignorant accusations simply because you don’t like the person. - cpm

These people might have done bad things but still it’s because of them we have what we have now

Don't forget Carl Friedrich Gauss, arguably the greatest mathematicians in history. When Gauss' students showed him their discoveries, he would crush their enthusiasm by boasting that he had done it all before. He also refused to collaborate with other mathematicians because he didn't want to waste his time with people who weren't as smart as he was (basically everybody), and was described as a nasty, cantankerous man.

That is why i have fictional characters as ideals.

Not to mention Einstein almost tried to defame some famous scientists

My dad (83 now) met tesla when he was a kid.Tesla was overall a good man,he said,and he was completely sane. Prove me wrong

Geniuses are people too and not angels. They make mistakes and create problems but their contributions to mankind far outweigh all the nitty gritty defects possessed. And this is more important than anything’s else.

I admit it, I never liked Steve Jobs

America had a eugenics program involving sterilization from the 1890s to the 1970s.

I can’t decide which information to believe in. My history teacher held back by the school system or a RU-vidr that probably read this stuff off conspiracy sites

Remember, just because a genius has an idea doesn't mean it's a genius idea

Here is an example of a site that makes people more stupid, the more they watch, i.e. thinking that they understand something they have no comprehension of. Total ignorance is much more intelligent that knowing only 5% of what you think you know.

Even science isn’t safe from the evil of humanity.

I have never met anyone with above average intelligence that was an all around nice person. The more intelligence you possess the easier it is to abuse the power you have over those less so. It's basic human instinct to seek advantage wherever you can, that doesn't often leave you smelling like a rose to those you sought advantage over. Those with brawn often resort to intimidation and bullying, intelligence is no different. Just like a physical bully, you need to learn that abusing your "gifts" is not acceptable and consider the consequences of your actions to those around you. The problem with intelligence is that most people who have it, more so than their piers, are born with it. Teaching a child not to be a smartass is far harder than learning that lesson as an adult and in many cases, bad habits form in childhood that can be very hard to break in later life. The criteria to fall into this category is not a fixed point either, one simply needs to exceed ones piers intellectually. Many a tyrant has been intelligent and their tyranny often stems from a "clever" ideal. Combine intelligence, power over others and an idea worth fighting for and you have unparalleled potential for disaster. The pattern is repeated throughout history.

2:15 is me when I encounter the slightest stupidity 😂

Alejandro Jodorowsky should be on the list. He's one of my heroes, but there are moments of his that gives me anxiety.

liking eugenics doesn't make you a bad guy it makes you a realist Grunge will say stupid things from time to time

So Albert Einstein wasn't in love with his first wife and gave her a list of demands he KNEW she'd not agree to in order to get out of the marriage? Genius!

how ironic the guy promoting eugenics didn't have any kids

It’s so sad that when we are younger we learn about these people as good and inspiring people but when u grow up and find it out the truth

Damn Einstein must have been allergic to cute girls.

Steve Jobs wasn't a genius. He made a phone.

“Nikola Tesla was an Eugenicist” not surprising at all, since Serbians and Croatians are OBSESSED with perfectionism.

They were not terrible people. They were simply not giving a fuck about someone's „Offended Feelings" and that's why they succeeded in life.

If you wanna find nice people you can find them very often among the poor...!

What about thomas Alva Edison he took credit for other's work

They need to take Albert Einstein out of this list , he was autistic and that woman shouldn't have married him in the first place that's like bestiality

2:07 he basically said "I don't think dumb people should reproduce" thats not even close to as bad as what hitler wanted to do

The higher someone's IQ is the harder it is for that person to understand and process feeling ( the bigger the IQ the lower the EQ)

Ahhh I believe Einstein was a very smart guy who definitely had a sense of humor. I don't think that list of demands was meant to be taken seriously. Rather he wanted a divorce and decided to give his current wife an offer she could not accept.

I didn't know Kazan never regretted his cooperation.

*"Real geniuses are unkown or ignored"* A genius

Steve jobs IQ is actually 86, look it up

"Newton discovered gravity" right.. no one noticed that apples and other objects can fall down, previously.

He didn't discover gravity, just wrote about it.

Einstein wasn't terrible person, he was just little weird.

Einstein. Married. His. Cousin... 🤦🏾‍♀️

Tesla kinda gets it right tho

In his "time" Einstein was celebrity, most is tabloid press

Franklin Roosevelt also implemented a eugenics plan.

No ones perfect I suppose

One man prooved that even if he can't be a good husband, he is a great dad. A great dad of one biological and two non biological daughters. The genius still lives by now.

Albert Einstein would have loved living in Shelbyville.

Einstein being an ass with his soon to be divorced wife doesn't make him a terrible person. He actually had many rare personal qualities for a scientist.

having a bad marriage does not make you a terrible person in my book

you guys represent steve jobs as a genius for what ? A master of knowing what people want ? Steve Wozniak is the real genius.

Steve Jobs ....Einstein, Tesla, Newton. ...Steve Jobs?! Cmon

Well, the philosopher Ayn Rand certainly comes to mind...

I kinda agree with Tesla about sterilization of the mentally ill and criminals. A lot of child abuse stems from mentally unwell parents

Didn’t Leonardo divinci dissect people while they were alive

You forgot two other things about Einstein, he was not only a traitor he was also a war criminal because of nuclear bombs!

Apparently snitches get more than stitches. They sometimes get Oscars too.

When we lost survival of the fittest we began our downward spiral toward extinction

I wonder how many of the people in the comments that support Eugenics would even be alive if it was implemented in the early 1900s? There would probably be quite a few missing views and comments.

Einstein's demands sound like Sheldon's demands to Amy from Big Bang theory

"As a flexible continuum is suspended, so is the upright version to be necessarily a dick, ,called Newton."

This shows how wise of a person Nicholas Tesla was. Criminals, psychopaths and idots should not breed and it's fair as milk.

I dident saw Edison here,and we know he was a cheat,and took credit for other peoples work

Steve jobs : Angel 😇 outside But 👿 super villain inside

For those people who worship Tesla like a god...I am pretty sure they dont even know what Eugenics means.

Some of these "terrible people" simply had petty flaws. Newton held grudges, and Tesla held politically incorrect views that can be strawmanned with a comparison to Hitler's views. What about the real terrible geniuses. Pythagoras was a batshit-insane cult leader who declared himself a god. Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, and Hitler could all be considered considered geniuses intellectually (Stalin might have also qualified.) Yet they were some of the worst mass murderers ever. Instead this video was limited to scientists and businessmen with petty human flaws.

I support tesla‘s statements completely. I hate racism and that type of eugenic politics but I think criminals and dumb people or people with horrible life habits and surroundings shouldn’t reproduce

Robert Hooke: Google his "Micrographia."

Damn Einstein was a fucking weird dude

I like Tesla more now XD

No, Elia Kazan was a hero who attacked the cancer of Communist infiltration of Hollywood. You just lost my respect.

What a lexicon......Steve Jobs conducting JOB interviews.......makes you laugh....

So Einteins rules pretty much resemble sheldons to Amy 🤨

Disliked this video because y'all called Steve Jobs a GENIUS!! are you serious!!!!!

wtf? Nicola Tesla was 100% correct

Well at least say that Mileva marić took the noble prize from Einstein

More like thieves than geniuses...

I agree with Tesla on the sense that we should sterilize criminals, but only violent criminals. But what he said sort of rings true today. Look at the people who vote against there own interests, and making fusses over shit that doesn't matter for example.

Americans: whats Calculus?

People tend to subtract the human from the 'genius' title. If anyone would have unlikeable traits it would be the genius.

We tend to see people of exceptional endowment and achievement with starry eyes. Actually they were jerks as a rule rather than exception. Mozart was well known to use vulgar words in both his speech and letters and Debussy was a scoundrel and exploitative with his peers, to mention 2 musicians whose music compositions were purely sublime.

I mean.... if you told america in 1935 what 2018s current state is they would freak out and board that eugenics bandwagon full force lets be honest

Elia Kazan was a coward who wouldn't stand up to the very people who were being un-American. God bless Edward R. Murrow and a strong, free press.

“Discovery gravity”

PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN YOU CAN'T JUDGE PEOPLE BASED ON THIR PREFERRED GOVERNMENT SYSTEM