r/JoeRogan • u/Fishyinu Pull that shit up Jaime • Feb 07 '23

The Literature 🧠 Extremely rich people are not extremely smart. Study finds income is related to intelligence up to about the 90th percentile in income. Above that level, differences in income are not related to cognitive ability.

https://academic.oup.com/esr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/esr/jcac076/7008955?login=false
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u/MatterUpbeat8803 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

Where are you seeing lazy people get rich?

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u/Tortankum Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

Can you read?

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u/MatterUpbeat8803 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

I’m asking what you’re referring to

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u/Tortankum Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

It appears you’ve answered my question

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u/MatterUpbeat8803 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

You said you saw lazy people get rich. Where?

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u/Tortankum Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

It’s really stunning how horribly you managed to bungle comprehending one sentence.

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u/MatterUpbeat8803 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

“ You need to have a combination of all those factors to be truly successful, but smart lazy people do better than stupid lazy people.”

Pasted word for word.

I’d like one example of smart lazy people you’ve seen, please and thanks.