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> he's a million times richer than everyone else. So they think he's a million times smarter. The more I talk to people I disagree with and spend time outside
by shmageggy 5y ago
> he's a million times richer than everyone else. So they think he's a million times smarter.
The more I talk to people I disagree with and spend time outside of the US, the more I come to believe that this mental distortion is very near to a root cause for so much misery and suffering, particularly in the US. The way we worship the rich and let them get away with distorting our politics and laws to suit them to the detriment to everyone else is unconscionable, yet I see people supporting it, or at least not outraged by it, simply because they believe that wealth is perfectly correlated with how much you deserve to have your way. It's bizarre.
- User23 5y agoJeff is in fact is an exceptionally intelligent man. He’s easily at least three sigma above the mean. Anyone that’s worked with him can tell you that.
- deviledeggs 5y agoYou can find a lot of people in academia just as smart with 2 Twitter followers. My point is, everyone listens to Jeff and the other billionaires because they're rich. That's literally the only reason. They're modern day kings as rich as the robber barons of old.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago>"Jeff is in fact is an exceptionally intelligent man" Equally true for Generals in charge of Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. Smart people can do no wrong?
- deviledeggs 5y agoGood example I guess. German rocket technology was a decade past anyone else. The space race and moon landing wouldn't have been possible without the Nazis. But I don't think anyone is stupid enough to argue it was a worthwhile trade off