In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god.
I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state.
When you have a global mush, people lose their identity, they become pseudonyms, they have no investment and no consequence in what they do.