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> it doesn’t even matter how smart you are If you care about being "happy"? Sure. But plenty of things require a bit more than "a surprisingly low threshold".
by pedrosorio 3y ago
> it doesn’t even matter how smart you are
If you care about being "happy"? Sure.
But plenty of things require a bit more than "a surprisingly low threshold". You're not going to be Jeff Dean (for example) if you're just "smart".
- endisneigh 3y agoWhy do you need to be Jeff Dean? Might as well say you’re not going to be Tom Brady by being smart.
- pedrosorio 3y agoPerhaps I shouldn't have mentioned a specific name. The point is, some things are impossible to do unless you are extremely smart. So, in response to your first comment, "it doesn't even matter how smart you are" is not accurate unless you specify the context you're referring to.
- endisneigh 3y agoSure and certain things are impossible to do unless you’re extremely strong. So what? Pure intelligence, like strength, is generally not the limiting factor
- pedrosorio 3y agoYep, in many situations intelligence beyond a certain threshold isn't the limiting factor. That's the qualifier missing from the first comment that I addressed. In some situations (that HN members may be disproportionately interested in), it is and it matters.
- endisneigh 3y agoOK