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Its a human blind spot. A lot of people confuse wealth for intelligence. In lower socio-economic levels, succeeding involves a lot of intelligence. Its a fucking struggle. Lots of fish trying to eat each other and take what little resources we have. Those values are used to evaluate the people at the top which are swimming in a whole different pond.

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pupbiru@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
honestly wealth at any level requires luck… intelligence barely factors into it

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Glide@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

A lot of people confuse wealth for intelligence.

Smart people who make good products that people want will have the invisible hand distribute them wealth. Dumb people who make bad products that no one wants will go backrupt. This is the core philosophy behind why capitalism “works.” It is a system that conflates wealth with virtue, by design.

You’re right to point out that it is incorrect logic, but no one is confusing anything. The entirety of our Western world is build around this idea and reinforces it to its people at every single opportunity. They’re making the judgements that they have been told are correct. Can we really say people are confused when they’re confidently acting exactly as they’ve been taught from birth?

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