Bucky was so much not like that, and he did have foibles. I mention some of these in passing in the book, like his strange diet and sleeping habits because these were examples of how he lived as a guinea pig. Our society places great value on material success. He didn't make any money off his ideas. He was very intuitive and believed that all good ideas come from individuals working from their informed intuition.
Some people are better at it than others.
Bucky taught that you can train your intuition. To my knowledge, there is not a school anywhere which teaches a course in comprehensive thinking. I tried myself at Sonoma State this year and they wouldn't go for it. They said it would mean I would have to stand and lecture my students and they couldn't possibly learn how to think without participating. I explained that the class would actually consist of all student participation.