I think this fact had partly to do with the remarkably late realization on the part of Rick (two years ago) that his special talent is something rare in this world. Indeed, there are only four confirmed cases of hyperthymesia so far. Because Rich Baron is such a nice and "normal" person, nobody including himself suspected that his brain was so special.
The crew from Fuji television filming Rick Baron.
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It's interesting to see just how permeant memory has become in our every day lives. It's like everywhere I turn, I see something with a card slot or USB jack, lol. I guess it makes sense though, considering how cheap memory has become lately...
Gahhhhh... I shouldn't be complaining. I can't make it through a day without using my R4 / R4i!
(Posted using rrPost for R4i Nintendo DS.)
Only four!! Makes it all the more important to see what he is truly capable of and why. The trade-off between "excellence" and the "human touch" may become inevitable now that this "realization" has taken place, as with any other trade-offs which exist in everyone else's lives.
SK
Dear:Mr.Mogi
How is Tokyo?
I am in reverberation of Rick Baron.
Your picture with Rick tell how charming and nice person he is.
The life is mysterious. I wish Rick would be happier before he didn't know his talent.
His face is shining.
Mr. or Ms (maybe Mr.) Anonymous posted very human touch comment, "I shouldn't be complaining... I can't make it through a day without using my R4 / R4i"
I tried to hear this distant voice, so distant that, then I realized that it is coming from within. I shouldn't be complaining ...
"It's interesting to see just how permeant memory has become in our every day lives."
Yes, it is!
It seems to me that "excellence" and the "human touch" are not so dichotomized in one's attribute.
Here is what is not being asked, but is wanting to be asked of Rick: had Rick, as a child, opted to be a scientist, or a lawyer, or a Buddhist Monk, for instance, a profession in which a vast amount of information is a prerequisite to being a useful practitioner, would Rick, then, have been as happy.
The worth of Rick as a human being there is no question. One can say of Rick to be a bodhisattva of everyman, succeeding to be happy just being an ordinary person, in itself a highly sought after goal; to be simple.
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