I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better. In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world. - John Forbes Nash, Jr.
@PhysInHistory Leo Tolstoy once said, "He in his madness prays for storms, and dreams that storms will bring him peace."
@PhysInHistory If he wanted to be psychotic, it was his choice but he didn't need to justify it in some or other way. Of course, it's part of the psychose. He could have become a very important person without escaping. And he could have imagine things without becoming mad.
@PhysInHistory Humanity evolves through competition of biases - through competition of "madness"..
@PhysInHistory ... in 2015 he died with wife in taxi crash; he would probably know whats going on now;
@PhysInHistory I feel that there is an absolute grain of truth in psyschosis, yet I can not imagine finding comfort in a unrealistic temporary state nor can I imagine finding pleasure in being considered important for making contributions that should be made with little to know notice.
@PhysInHistory Madness: a twisted escape. In chaos, I felt like a king 👑. - John Forbes Nash, Jr.
@PhysInHistory Lost in madness, feeling grand 👑, Escaping troubles, in dreamland. Illusions swirl, a wild dance 💃, In madness, finding my chance. 🌀