I think part of my worry with being "scooped" on the one ancient language that I've studied for a number of years now and have made myself into quite the expert in, is that I've increasingly realized that one major finding led to observations that produced another major finding that led to observations that produced another major finding, and this process may continue for quite a while, at least for the near-term future.
So, if people start tuning into what I'm doing -- and I do have to put my ideas out there to some extent, to claim them! -- they might start to see "the next thing on the horizon" and elbow in and get there first, if they're truly able to grapple with what I've produced.
I mean, many have gaps in their training where they're not likely to do this, but you never know.
Increasingly, I'm feeling chained to the college town that I now live in, at least for the next several years.
It's hard to get library access like I have here, and I'm worried to set aside any of this research for the moment, since it's not tapped out yet and I want it and all the (ultimate) glory for myself, both to discover more truly new things and to always be "that guy."
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