Perhaps the term should be reserved for those of us who are prepared sacrifice the lives of all those who ever get close to them - in the selfish belief that their own life and work are all that matters? Being thought to be a genius - seems to be taken by some as permission or an excuse - to be a complete shit.

Perhaps we could live better without such people - rather than feeling we need to praise them. Appreciating excellence is one thing but perhaps not its pursuit at all human cost?

I don't claim that my old mum was a genius - but she was certainly a lot nicer to those around her than many of those who would be thought to be a genius.....She often wore a cardigan too.........

I hear that there is supposed to be a long-lost self-portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci - wearing a cardigan.