It's even more interesting when you zoom out and think of this not as a skillset (e.g., programming and the like) but as a mental configuration.
My dad puts it this way: "You need two of every animal or else it's a boring zoo."
In other words it is wise to understand, celebrate and optimize our differences for the higher good.
That's an awesome line -- your dad sounds like an interesting guy :)
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interesting guy
If only you knew...
[He exhibited] the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.
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