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"One of the most persistent fallacies is the reflexive association of wealth with wisdom," Sometimes, I have the feeling there are too many dumb people with mo
by k__ 5y ago
"One of the most persistent fallacies is the reflexive association of wealth with wisdom,"
Sometimes, I have the feeling there are too many dumb people with money.
And I don't even mean people like Bezos, but just people with a few millions. Buying a bunch of cars they never use, or house and estate that is much too big for them.
- paulpauper 5y agoHaving just a top 2 percent iq which is Mensa cutoff is about 5x as exclusive as being a milionare .pretty amazing
- k__ 5y agoIt's crazy, really. A friend of mine has an IQ of 140 and she is one of least successful person I know. She said it's like a useless superpower. But on the other hand, she was never in an academic context, because of family.