The ending was a bit bizarre. I don’t think anyone should want to be a one man army in a corporate setting. You will never be rewarded commensurate to the work in that setting.
I am not a fan of mythologizing people. Most of the listed achievements are just as much the result of the circumstance and should have an asterisk. For example - Einstein was the first to introduce the theory of relativity, but his works stands on the work of others, also if he had failed others would have almost certainly come to the same conclusion. Chris Sawyer at the start of making RollerCoaster Tycoon already had 12 years of game development experience, during a time when being a solo programmer was the norm. Eric Barone was lucky enough to have a girlfriend, who worked 2 jobs to support them both.
Impressive list, with a strange ending. I'm still blocked by Rebecca, because the project is setup in a way that multiple people are dependent from each other.
Now if only i could afford to spend a few years working on something like this. Sadly there is a mortgage to pay and investment banks who want returns this quarter, not in 3 years.
Very short article, just a list, one now always wonder how much content is slop.
Generally, one man armies are actually two person armies: the genius and their spouse. As a typical case, Einstein relied heavily on his wife. He needed vast amounts of time for uninterrupted thought. Guess who took care of everything else while he was in his study? Running a household is a part-time job for two people or a full-time job for one. If the genius needs to devote his or her full attention to their work, that leaves a full time job at home for someone else to do.