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Convincing people is the ultimate trade. It can achieve more than any other skill. The idea that success at it shouldn’t be grounds for the genius label is abs

• Draiken 3y ago
  Depends on what we, as a society, want to value. Do we want to value people with connections and luck, or people that work for their achievements? Of course it's not a boolean, it's a spectrum. But the point remains: valuing lucky rich people with connections as geniuses because they are lucky, rich and connected is nonsensical to me
• consp 3y ago
  > It can achieve more than any other skill. And also destroy more. The line between is very thin and littered with landmines.
• aledalgrande 3y ago
  > Convincing people is the ultimate trade So by your standard SBF is an absolute genius.
  • hypnodron 3y ago
    Apparently not, as he was not able to convince the jury that he's innocent