I would like to be the person who spews loads of interesting off the wall ideas for others to parse through and expand upon those which are useful
Such a role is useful only if a substantial proportion of those “off the wall ideas” turn out to be not just useful/correct/good, but also original. Otherwise it is useless. Weird ideas are all over the internet.
For example, take the Adrian vignette: he wants to discuss whether there’s “something like a global consciousness”. Well, first, that’s not a new idea. Second, the answer is “no”. Discussion complete. Does Adrian have anything new to say about this? (Does he know what has already been said on the matter, even?) If not, then his contribution is nil.
Such a role is useful only if a substantial proportion of those “off the wall ideas” turn out to be not just useful/correct/good, but also original. Otherwise it is useless. Weird ideas are all over the internet.
For example, take the Adrian vignette: he wants to discuss whether there’s “something like a global consciousness”. Well, first, that’s not a new idea. Second, the answer is “no”. Discussion complete. Does Adrian have anything new to say about this? (Does he know what has already been said on the matter, even?) If not, then his contribution is nil.