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Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by Jemm on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:23PM (#32414553)
Even worse is that smart people see the patterns and can predict the outcome with a reasonable degree of accuracy, however, they can not do anything about it because speaking up usual results in being labelled negative and being shunned.

This is very much like knowing the train is going to fall off the bridge but not being able to stop people from boarding.

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Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by NotTameAntelope on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:59PM (#32415162)
Eh no, "speaking up" has varying outcomes in varying environments, this is not a universal constant.

I've chosen the job I have now specifically because I wanted to be able to do something about things I see that could be going wrong. Anyone can do this, but especially smart people.

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