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Re:Why Aren't More Highly Intelligent People Rich? by puranjay on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:34AM (#22326331)
This article assumes that the pursuit of wealth is a universal trait and not, you know, a byproduct of culture and upbringing
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Re:Why Aren't More Highly Intelligent People Rich? by oerpli on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:41PM (#22328423)
I think it is more some innate drive some people have and (most) other people don't.

In my family I was always the only one that placed any importance on pursuing wealth. I would say that my upbringing wasn't that vastly different from my sisters. Also from what I gathered at lunch with my colleagues, most of them don't really care about a few k more per year and would prefer benefits like "flying business".

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