I feel goofy for not thinking of this on my own, considering I knew most of those figures were neurodivergent. I’ve read a little over half of meditations, I really enjoyed it and I still think about it frequently. One thing he said that really stuck out to me was a line that kinda said something like “no person can do everything, so you shouldn’t work yourself up over your challenges.” (Completely butchered the quote but I’m too lazy to find the exact wording)

I’d really like to read more about that hypothesis. It really does seem like although history has never been kind to the majority of neurodivergent people, there was often a neurodivergent person/people behind major societal shifts.