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I don't deny that such people exist. There's always outliers. But those who are gifted and capable are not usually as inclined towards hate as those who are not

• onion2k 6y ago
  But those who are gifted and capable are not usually as inclined towards hate as those who are not. They are. They just hate different groups. People with low cognitive ability tend to hate groups based on things like sexuality or race. People with higher cognitive ability hate others based on the choices they make such as which political party someone supports. Hate features universally across the spectrum of intelligence. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qwwzp/who-you-hate-depends-on-how-smart-you-are-study-finds https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qwwzp/who-you-hate-depen...
• pwinnski 6y ago
  What do you base this on? Your hopes and wishes? It takes very few nasty harassers to harass the vast majority of "targets," since harassment is not a 1:1 activity. In my anecdotal experience, the most gifted and capable end up with the poorest socialization from early on in life, and are therefore more likely than average to either not understand the profound negative effects of things they say, or to not care.
• ThrowawayR2 6y ago
  > "But those who are gifted and capable are not usually as inclined towards hate as those who are not." I have some passing familiarity with academia and with FAANG companies. Try doing something something that risks a professor getting publications/tenure or risks an FAANG employee their next bonus/promotion and you'll find out rather jarringly why that belief is pure fantasy.