What she means: Nikola Tesla was one of the brightest minds of his time but due to his lack of people skills and human stupidity, his inventions were often stolen by others and used for their own gain. He made the first robotic model boat, spoke about television before it happened, described the principles of radar before it could happen, invented the radio five years before Marconi started sending messages using it, made AC power, was cheated out of money by several people, including Thomas Edison and the financiers of the Tesla Electric Light Company, and held over 700 patents during his lifetime. Now barely anyone knows anything about him.
So you’re a young lady living in Mulan’s village. Like the other girls you get all dolled up and go to the matchmaker to find a husband.
The local tomboy goes first so you’re chilling outside, psyching yourself up, chatting up the gals, when you hear a crash from inside followed by screaming.
Out runs the matchmaker, she’s covered in ink and on fire. Mulan throws an entire kettle of steaming tea in her face. The matchmaker yells at her that she will never be married or bring her family honor. It’s been at most five minutes.
What do you do? Do you just, like, go home? Explain to your family you didn’t get a husband cause your neighbor set the matchmaker on fire? Do you go inside and try your luck at getting a husband on the 50-50 shot she gives all the well behaved girls good husbands out of spite while risking her foul mood giving everyone shitty matches?
Idk I just wanna know how that afternoon went for everyone else there.
