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> Giving me a guaranteed income would have probably stifled even that little bit of ambition. Well, are you still a cook now?
by diceduckmonk 4y ago
> Giving me a guaranteed income would have probably stifled even that little bit of ambition.
Well, are you still a cook now?
- zikzak 4y agoNo, I manage a bunch of dev teams. I'm lucky to be where I am. I don't think gbi would have helped me, I already had a privileged existence. My family is not wealthy but we faced no really economic insecurity and were all decent people. I'd rather see money go to people who have potential but not all the advantages I had. I just think IQ is a terrible predictor of "will cure cancer and invent a warp drive".
- nuncanada 4y agoIQ is the variable with most correlation for income at your 50s.... I have friends with extremely high IQ with a very similar path to yours...
- icedchai 4y agoI agree, the basic income should go elsewhere. Geniuses don't need it. Having a high IQ will guarantee you a privileged existence if you even apply yourself one little bit. Yeah, I know lots of high IQ people who are burn outs and do little-to-nothing for years on end... but that is also part of the privilege. They work when they want to.