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That's why, when you read the memoirs of conmen, they always say educated, intelligent people are the easiest to rip off.
by gwicks56 8y ago
That's why, when you read the memoirs of conmen, they always say educated, intelligent people are the easiest to rip off.
- grigjd3 8y agoFunny, the PhD taught me to keep what I say fairly limited. On the other hand, I find generalists will say all kinds of crap that "sounds true" but they have at best a weak theory and a couple of anecdotes.
- learc83 8y agoYou seem to be making an argument for a weak theory with a couple of anecdotes.
- xcccccc 8y agoI think by "generalists" he means "people who can talk seemingly brilliantly about a wide range of issues" rather than non-PhDs. I would agree with his statement then. I have never met a brilliant talker who could actually do anything. Many top mathematicians appear clumsy in presentations to the uneducated listener. It is a great tragedy that fluent talking (these days aided by teleprompter) passes for intelligence.
- zero_intp 8y agoOp is replying to anecdotes with anecdotes.
- grigjd3 8y agoThere is something kind of meta there, isn't there? ;)
- bdowling 8y agoI don't doubt that that's true, but it's also educated, intelligent people who are more likely to have the kind of money that makes them targets for con men.
- LanceH 8y agoThey always say that because it sounds a lot better, and they have no problem with lying.
- wp381640 8y agoCan't find the cite at the moment, but I recall that cult members were also likely to be college grads and of above-average intelligence