system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: If it is known that Edison stole most of his ideas or just bullied his competition (Tesla), then why does he still get so much credit and accolades?
gpt
Because people are prone to falling for charismatic marketers. Edison is hardly an isolated example, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk get wayyyy more credit for being visionary geniuses than they deserve. But they were/are first-rate cheerleaders and marketers.