Wealth does not make you smarter

Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by crimsonalucard on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:17PM (#7158563)

I'd rather be wealthy than smart.

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by rahimnathwani on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:24PM (#7158615)

I'd rather be wealthy then smart.

Did you mean:

I'd rather be wealthy than smart.

I'd rather be wealthy, then smart.

EDIT: crimsonalucard corrected the typo in their comment

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by gamerdonkey on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:19PM (#7158572)

I disagree with this sentiment, but you could not have stated it more perfectly.

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by crimsonalucard on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:31PM (#7158655)

Would you pick 20 IQ points over 20 million dollars? I guess it would depend on how rich you already are...

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by Mikeb85 on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:39PM (#7158716)

Probably. Because then you'd have money and be too stupid to realize that money isn't everything....

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by crimsonalucard on Friday January 31, 2014 @03:00PM (#7158839)

Intelligence isn't everything either. Maybe with the extra 20 points you'd realize that you've should've taken the 20 million instead...

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by Mikeb85 on Friday January 31, 2014 @08:21PM (#7160414)

It was a little tongue in cheek.

I'd take a shack on the beach and a cold beer right now and be poor AND of average intelligence...

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by grkvlt on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:44PM (#7158745)

And how smart...

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by izzydata on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:22PM (#7158595)

than

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Re:Wealth does not make you smarter by crimsonalucard on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:27PM (#7158625)

fixed

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