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I repeatedly see this trope about Bezos' hyper intelligence. I mean he appears to be intelligent but how did his reputation for being the smartest of billionair
by scandox 6y ago
I repeatedly see this trope about Bezos' hyper intelligence. I mean he appears to be intelligent but how did his reputation for being the smartest of billionaires arise? What proof is there of it? He generally comes across as a well read, educated person who also happens to be very rich.
Pointing to Amazon and his success is no answer. People don't go around calling Carlos Slim hyperintelligent. Or Michael Bloomberg. Even Buffett gets the "wise" tag. But Bezos is always referenced as if he could readily out smart his smartest employees in their field if only he could be bothered...
- amscanne 6y agoThat’s the narrative: Bezos is a genius, Slim is a cut-throat business person, Buffet is a stock sage, etc. It’s easier than the reality that they are all random, complex combinations of smart, lucky, persistent, charismatic, etc.
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- nabla9 6y agoBezos is probably highly intelligent but not 'hyperintelligent'. He wanted to become theoretical physicist but realized that he was not up to it. He graduated with degree in electrical engineering and computer science. It's very common to label clearly intelligent business-people who have 'mathiness background' and analytical thinking ability as geniuses.