A
renaissance man is a man who is a
skilled man in many different fields of
study. Usually very
smart, quick
learning, and
self-motivated. Good examples of these persons would be
Leonardo da Vinci,
Thomas Jefferson, and
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Renaissance men are seen less and less as the
arts and
sciences become more and more
specialized.
A renaissance loser would be just the
opposite. A renaissance loser is one who is
apathetic and
comatose in all types of activities. They usually can be found
slacking off at
school,
slacking off at
work, pretty much just
slacking off, and usually have to be told a
gazillion times to do anything. Even then, they will not do it with the
craftsmanship and
skill that a
renaissance man would use to complete the
task. Renaissance losers can be
male or
female, are usually
sloth, don't care about
learning, and are usually not
motivated one
iota. Good examples of these would be
Wally from the comic strip
Dilbert, Robbie and Jase from
Player vs. Player, and myself. Renaissance losers are seen more and more as the
workplace becomes filled with
cubicals and as the economy gets better and better (thus less and less
work that is required to
live).
Idea taken and expanded from
Scott Adams'
Dilbert Comic. Go see it @:
http://dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20001222.html