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“If your so smart why aren’t you rich”
The question that has been asked for millenias.
You see, wealth and intellect are two completely different things
High iq tends to relate to - analytical and logical reasoning skills, whilst becoming rich is dependent on risk taking, inhibition, social capital and of course knowledge in a certain market
Sternberg believes that iq and “street smarts” are completely different matters and said “street smarts” which is a mix of inhibition and specific knowledge in an applied sense, is the driving force between making loads of money
Of course there are many rich people with high iq, but there were also people with high iq who never made it in that sense- such as Paul erdős
TLDR
Ultimately the question poses as a reflective means of one’s intelligence through life
If you are smart, and not making money are you capitalising off of your intelligence as well as you should be?
The point of the question is basically, economic value as a proxy for problem solving- for example in a capitalist market, not seeing opportunities is reflected in wealth which in turn highlights your perceived foresight and strategic thinking
Being rich and smart do not go hand in hand, but being rich is a sign of intuition, pattern recognition and foresight which is somewhat attributed to perceived intelligence
The question that has been asked for millenias.
You see, wealth and intellect are two completely different things
High iq tends to relate to - analytical and logical reasoning skills, whilst becoming rich is dependent on risk taking, inhibition, social capital and of course knowledge in a certain market
Sternberg believes that iq and “street smarts” are completely different matters and said “street smarts” which is a mix of inhibition and specific knowledge in an applied sense, is the driving force between making loads of money
Of course there are many rich people with high iq, but there were also people with high iq who never made it in that sense- such as Paul erdős
TLDR
Ultimately the question poses as a reflective means of one’s intelligence through life
If you are smart, and not making money are you capitalising off of your intelligence as well as you should be?
The point of the question is basically, economic value as a proxy for problem solving- for example in a capitalist market, not seeing opportunities is reflected in wealth which in turn highlights your perceived foresight and strategic thinking
Being rich and smart do not go hand in hand, but being rich is a sign of intuition, pattern recognition and foresight which is somewhat attributed to perceived intelligence
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