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[DocTomoe]

Recognition is overvalued: It's nice for the individual who receives it, but it comes after the fact and is ultimately neglectable.

Virtually no-one knows who came up with the paperclip (Johan Vaaler), and still it is one of the world-changing inventions.

[JKCalhoun → DocTomoe]

Not recognition with regard to fame, recognition with regard to your peers in the field.