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A lot of hubris in this thread. My experience has been the opposite of what honestly sounds like a lot of sour grapes thinking here: when I’ve met hugely succes
by DoneWithAllThat 4y ago
A lot of hubris in this thread. My experience has been the opposite of what honestly sounds like a lot of sour grapes thinking here: when I’ve met hugely successful leaders I was taken aback at how much more intelligent they were than me. Their ability to contextualize questions and problems, to motivate others, to find a path through challenges when it seems like there’s none to be found, and to offer advice and guidance to peers and reports was incredible to witness. Even the bullshitters were bulls hitting on top of a staggering level of intellectual ability.
- seydor 4y agoAnd a lot of people have the opposite experiences. Power puts a halo around people sometimes
- jmeister 4y agoA classic: >These people of the Power Elite were visibly much smarter than average mortals. In conversation they spoke quickly, sensibly, and by and large intelligently. When talk turned to deep and difficult topics, they understood faster, made fewer mistakes, were readier to adopt others' suggestions. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CKpByWmsZ8WmpHtYa/competent-elites https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CKpByWmsZ8WmpHtYa/competent-...