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Old 04-02-2005, 08:58 AM
RydenStoompala RydenStoompala is offline
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Default Re: Why Geniuses Don\'t Make Money

Some of the generalizations and prejudices shown here are entertaining. I work with the very rich and the very smart. Anyone familiar with a list of extremely wealthy people, either in their own neighborhood or in the nation, knows the distribution of "very intelligent" and "street smart" is about equal. Different people are driven by different motives. In the case of those who seek the creation of business, the ability to score large numbers on tests is sometimes matched by the ability to lead. There are occassions, statistical aberations, when the very stupid get super rich(insert favorite example here) and the very intelligent retrieve carts in the Walmart parking lot, but in general, nature tends to even things out.
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