I thought maybe being relentelessly resourceful was kind of a nerd trait, at least in the sense PG uses it. He talks about building alliances as something apart

I thought maybe being relentelessly resourceful was kind of a nerd trait, at least in the sense PG uses it. He talks about building alliances as something apart from being resourceful in the essay. Does someone who can't do a thing, but knows people that are relentlessly resourceful become an relentelessly resourceful person too?