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A Bit Preposterous To Assume "The Rich" Are Always "The Intelligent" As Well, Right?
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A Bit Preposterous To Assume "The Rich" Are Always "The Intelligent" As Well, Right?

A lot of making money is privilege, accident, luck, and fleecing the government.

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Ted Bauer
Sep 21, 2023
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It has always seemed weird to me that we inherently (and almost 100% universally) associate he or she is affluent with he or she must be smart. Some of the absolute dumbest human beings I’ve ever met are very well-off. I know a guy in real estate — and admittedly real estate is a tanking market for this particular moment — but in 2021, he essentially un…

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