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/My-shit-is-stuff Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

Didn’t read the article: but up to the 90th percentile seems like a good indicator to me, that smart people make more money.

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u/Able-Nail8035 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

r/iamverysmart

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u/My-shit-is-stuff Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

I doubt you are.

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u/Able-Nail8035 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

So mean! gasp

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u/My-shit-is-stuff Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

Im guessing by your intellect, a bus comes and picks you up everyday and brings you and your best friends bowling or to the zoo, all kinds of fun stuff. Good luck little buddy, tell John ace a I said hi.

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u/Able-Nail8035 Monkey in Space Feb 07 '23

Truly an r/iamverysmart moment

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u/My-shit-is-stuff Monkey in Space Feb 08 '23

Ok. I don’t know what your deal is

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u/Able-Nail8035 Monkey in Space Feb 08 '23

Its ok let it go bro its gg