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Re:Elon Musk: ‘Too many smart people go into finance and law’ by verelo on Saturday May 09, 2020 @11:48AM (#23125694)
...and they get trapped there! That’s the issue. But then again, if that’s the case are they really so smart?
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Re:Elon Musk: ‘Too many smart people go into finance and law’ by wutbrodo on Saturday May 09, 2020 @11:50AM (#23125710)
They presumably wouldn't agree with your definition of "trapped". To reiterate the GP comment, the claim is that going into finance or law is individually rational for many smart people, but globally suboptimal at the levels we currently incentivize it.
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Re:Elon Musk: ‘Too many smart people go into finance and law’ by diegoperini on Saturday May 09, 2020 @11:51AM (#23125721)
That's a harsh simplification. There can be other reasons.
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