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>A stable six-figure job is failure. If you look at the study, only a quarter of the gifted students made it to the 95% income percentile. Being a Genius does
by rb808 10y ago
>A stable six-figure job is failure.
If you look at the study, only a quarter of the gifted students made it to the 95% income percentile.
Being a Genius doesn't make you rich or happy or give you a satisfaction. It makes it more likely you'll have a PhD & produce academic papers.
- srtjstjsj 10y agoA lot of them are earning low wages because they have PhD and are professors
- xyzzyz 10y agoTo get to 95% income percentile, you need to earn at least $190k a year. I'd be very interested in seeing how many gifted students don't reach, say, 75% percentile, which is around $90k a year, and why.
- kajjffkk 10y agoSmart people dont need to grind their life away to brag to their peers about their middle class income. Hopefully for all of us, theyre doing something more innovative for society, no matter how long it takes.