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They were never geniuses. They were just rich assholes propped up by other rich assholes. "It's too late to stop conflating wealth with intelligence"
by surgical_fire 2y ago
They were never geniuses. They were just rich assholes propped up by other rich assholes.
"It's too late to stop conflating wealth with intelligence"
- golergka 2y agoRegardless of personal qualities, for some reason these people have achieved great things for themselves and humanity, whereas countless competitors, including many other rich assholes, have not.
- lor_louis 2y agoLuck and money.
- golergka 2y agoA lot of people have money, and luck can only explain a single case.
- neuroelectron 2y agoWhat case? I don't pay for anything YC has ever created.
- surgical_fire 2y ago> achieved great things for themselves and humanity For themselves? Absolutely. For humanity? Perhaps we have wildly different ideas of what is good for humanity.