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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post should have started with a definition of prodigy - which is not limited to youth.  Otherwise, why do we use 'child prodigy' which would be redundant. None of the adjective forms are limited to children either. Prodigy is someone demonstrating very great ability usually, but not always, in youth. It's is something extraordinary.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/prodigy
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prodigy

[i][b]Did you know?[/b]
Is a prodigy a genius or a monster - or both? Nowadays, it's the talent that shines through, but back in the 15th century the word's meaning was more strongly influenced by that of its Latin ancestor, prodigium, meaning "omen" or "monster." Back then, a prodigy could be any strange or weird thing that might be an omen of things to come. Even in modern English, the word sometimes refers to an extraordinary deed or accomplishment. P.G. Wodehouse used that sense when he described how a character named Pongo Twistleton was "performing prodigies with the [billiard] cue."[/i][/quote]

A prodigy is a child or younger person, always - that they have prodigious talent amongst their peers is what defines them 
Prodigy: definition
[b]a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.[/b][/quote]

No, a prodigy is not always a child/younger person.  Even the definition you provided does not limit it to children or younger people. Especially =/= always.

Besides, [b]limiting 'prodigy' to children/youth smacks of elitism. [/b] Talent does not suddenly arise in adulthood.  It may not be discovered or developed in childhood but, given opportunity, will emerge.  Those opportunities are usually not available unless the families have means.  Ah, notice the appearance of 'usually' again.  That doesn't mean 'always'.  [i]Sometimes[/i], families of limited means are able to discover/develop the talents of their child prodigies. [/quote]

Tell that to all the concert musicians who came out of Harlem. 
there have been prodigies since the dawn of time, it's hardly a new concept. Catch up.[/quote]

What does “Harlem” have to do with it?  [/quote]

prodigies have always risen out of poverty. I'm surprised I have to connect the dots for you here. Being a prodigy, a child prodigy is not exclusively for the "elite" classes, ever. Ok lesson over I am so tired of you dummies.[/quote]

I can see why you — for all of your arrogance— are surprised!  In your ignorance, you’ve managed to equate “Harlem” as a community with “poverty “ and assumed that everyone would share your limited and quite inaccurate view.  You sound like someone who once read about “Harlem” in an article, saw a few pictures or film clips and thought you were making an edgy statement.

Harlem as a community, has and has dealt with dire poverty.  It has — and has always had — neighborhoods with affluence and privilege, including the historic Sugar Hill.  Prodigies have indeed lived in Harlem, but not all of them “have risen out of poverty”.

Connecting dots accurately is clearly not your forte.

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