Athletes like LeBron James receive public celebration because their excellence manifests in public spectacles with clear, observable metrics (scoring points, performing under pressure), whereas engineering mastery lacks comparable visibility and measurable public drama.

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Unidentified Speaker — Lex Fridman on smartest people he's ever met [HpzwQZTcFBA]

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you'll have like the LeBrons who are like good at basketball so we understand that they're good at basketball... we celebrated big public spectacles

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Lex Fridman on smartest people he's ever metLex Clips
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:14:48 PM

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