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Re:Jack Ma fell to earth and took Ant's mega IPO with him by WanderPanda on Friday November 06, 2020 @04:44AM (#25006401)
I would still argue net worth is a unbiased (if you discount for corruption) proxy for ability (in the sense of ability to create wealth = products and services that people demand). It is extremely high variance though
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Re:Jack Ma fell to earth and took Ant's mega IPO with him by seniorivn on Friday November 06, 2020 @10:57AM (#25008520)
your discount is everything if corruption is the most important part of the equation
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