> what are the odds if encountering a crazy person with such skills?
Don't underestimate the odds a person with such skills becomes crazy
EDIT: I don't meant necessarily getting crazy because of the skills. For example I know a mathematician who had a stroke 5 years ago and recovered; he told that after the surgery, he now feels the urge of going out and watching all registration plates and play with those numbers. He says it's because he was doing this sort of thing the moment he got the stroke, so somehow his brain stuck into that. Honestly I have no idea, but the thing that strikes me more is his self consciousness of this situation. He suffers severe emotional and memory issues but he got a job and tries to get back his life.
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> what are the odds if encountering a crazy person with such skills?
Don't underestimate the odds a person with such skills becomes crazy
EDIT: I don't meant necessarily getting crazy because of the skills. For example I know a mathematician who had a stroke 5 years ago and recovered; he told that after the surgery, he now feels the urge of going out and watching all registration plates and play with those numbers. He says it's because he was doing this sort of thing the moment he got the stroke, so somehow his brain stuck into that. Honestly I have no idea, but the thing that strikes me more is his self consciousness of this situation. He suffers severe emotional and memory issues but he got a job and tries to get back his life.
You don't have to be that bright to write in code. Small kids manage it OK.
I'd find it harder to believe that a crazy person would have $50 they could spare.
Oh no, the odds of smart people becoming insane are very good!
It's the odds of encountering one on the street that are bad.