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Why would you think that about rich people? I'm honestly curious.

• badpun 7y ago
  In order to become rich, you need to be very focused on the goal. This means that you're either naturally very single-minded, or you've managed to prune other interests, doubts, thoughts from your head, and just executed mercilessly for years. In either case, this makes you a rather one-dimensional person. Additionally, successful people tend to be in always-be-selling mode, so it's super-hard to have an honest conversation with them.
  • thrav 7y ago
    In my experience this is fairly accurate. Most of the self made people I know (outside of Silicon Valley, of course) are just incredibly disciplined old men who almost exclusively care about money and their family.
  • lisper 7y ago
    > In order to become rich, you need to be very focused on the goal. Or lucky. That worked for me.
  • cheerlessbog 7y ago
    Many rich people, maybe most, inherited it. Presumably.
  • closeparen 7y ago
    Most rich people are skilled workers punching a clock, same as everyone else, but in better compensated fields. Monomaniacal focus on getting rich will make you an outcast in the societies you need to network with - everything is supposed to be about passion and impact.
    • badpun 7y ago
      > Monomaniacal focus on getting rich will make you an outcast in the societies you need to network with - everything is supposed to be about passion and impact. I dunno, I work in a bank and here being semi-openly cynical and greedy is not seen as faux-pas. Not to mention that part of being a successful person is being able to fake whatever needs to be faked in a given environment if necessary - be it passion, impact or whatever.