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The examples in the article are deceptive and kinda strawman-ish. Zuck and Elon are definitely smarter than me, although I think that I am smarter than average
by SergeAx 4y ago
The examples in the article are deceptive and kinda strawman-ish. Zuck and Elon are definitely smarter than me, although I think that I am smarter than average person. The problem with their terrible decisions is their self-perception, when they attribute their huge success with their smartness. "I am successful, therefore I know better". This is just plain wrong.
- armatav 4y agoUnfortunately for that line of thinking, rewarding demonstrable success is quite literally the definition of meritocracy.
- SergeAx 4y agoAlso, terrible mistakes are mostly rooted in a big risk taking. And for already successful people it is mandatory to take more and more risk to achieve something beyond they already have, because with small risk the reward is small too.