This is a terrific interview. The book looks promising and I just might buy it. This is an interview with Isaac Lidsky. A child actor from Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Lidsky graduated Harvard at 19 and then clerked for Sandra Day OConner and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He then started his own tech company which sold for $230 million. By any measure, his accomplishments have been remarkable even without the knowledge that hes blind. What he discovered is an incredible story, and I think you'll agree with a lot of what he has to say.
I’m glad he’s found positives in losing his vision. And not mired in self pity and depression about it. Kudos for that at trying to make the best out of a situation no one wants.
However we are born with eyes for a reason and while he might list some benefits he’s received by being blind, you cannot function safely in society being blind. You have to depend an extraordinary amount on civilization and other people to accomodate you to make that work.
We don’t see hoardes of people wanting to blind themselves for the “benefits” of being blind. The downsides are far greater than the beneifts enjoyed.