> It's more an ability to shrewdly calculate just how much you can take advantage of other people and get away with. This assumes that the path to getting weal

> It's more an ability to shrewdly calculate just how much you can take advantage of other people and get away with. This assumes that the path to getting wealthy is "taking advantage of other people just how much you can get away with it" - it's not. Most wealth building are positive sum games. Related: http://www.paulgraham.com/gap.html http://www.paulgraham.com/gap.html