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Proof that rich people ain't the smarter
I reckon that, on average, they're stupider.
Having enough money means that mistakes have lower consequences. Which leads to having fewer opportunities to learn an important lesson.
E.g. caused an accident by driving unsafely. Poor: can't afford insurance, can't pay, lose car, lose job. Rich: uses other car. End result: rich person doesn't learn to drive safely.
Related. I had a rich older lady rear-end me once in her Mercedes coupe. Low speed in traffic moving through an intersection - but enough damage that I could see insurance would have to get involved. Cars in front of me are gridlocked, I get out and ask her if she's ok.
She says, "why did you stop?!". I'm a sarcastic bitch so I said - "see those cars in front of me? I can't drive through them." Her: "you hit my car!". Me: "uhhhhh (brain loading).. I was stationary, and in front of you. How can i have hit you?". Her: .. Me: "Look, the damage isn't bad, it's no big deal - insurance can sort it out. Accidents happen."
Her in her most patronising private school accent she could muster, "I don't have accidents".
Gotta admit that one threw me. I'd never heard that level of privilege, simply defying reality. We pulled aside when traffic started moving and she called her husband and handed the phone to me (I guess he's the fixer in the relationship).. he was more reasonable and we got details exchanged etc, but that conversation stuck with me.
She doesn't have accidents - all her collisions are on purpose.
There's a survivorship bias at work too. Getting rich requires taking big risks. Smart people will know that odds of success are very low, so likely not worth the payoff. Stupid people are more likely to go for it, the vast majority will fail, but we only really see the successes.
The fuck it involve risk. Getting truly rich, like being a owner class and living from earnings, takes as much skill and luck as winning the lottery.
Isn't that what I meant? Smart people are less likely to play the lottery because it probably won't provide a return. Buying regular lottery tickets hoping you'll eventually win is high risk.
They didn’t take a risk to get rich, most were just born rich. I think that’s what they meant by “got lucky.”
Yeah makes sense. I meant "get rich" more in the rags to riches sense, but could have been clearer.
Ya don't gotta think when you got money!
Money is wasted on the rich.
"I paid for AI to tell me to invest in AI. What could go wrong?"
Every step you take further from reality, ie surrounding yourself with yes men, the dumber you get. This i promise you.