Average GPA of a billionaire as per the research by University of Boston is 2.9 Why Valedictorians rarely reach this stage?

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• Jackusflackus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Because smart people are typically less likely to be an asshole who take advantage of their piers

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  • Hamartia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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    • lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Failed Imagineer

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  • GutterRat42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yeah, a smart person launches from shore. Piers are for evil people

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• HailSeitan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Maybe because all billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth

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  • tristynalxander@mander.xyz ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Crazy how a handful of high taxes could fix the vast majority of society’s problems: Inheritance Tax, Political Advertising Tax, Political Donation Tax, Luxuries Tax, Capital-Gains Tax… Just shifting incentives would fix a lot of problems.

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• HailSeitan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Because it selects for psychopathy and not (or not just) intelligence

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• brownsugga@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Most billionaires inherited their money, solved

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• iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Of course LinkedIn slop misinterprets the data to basically say, “You, too, can become a billionaire even if you have mediocre grades!”

  That hellscape of a platform is so full of self aggrandizement and accountability dodging.

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  • justsomeguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    As a selfmade billionaire I can tell you it’s all about your grind mind. I started my company in the kitchen and continued in the garage. When my mom initially said I can’t have 10 million in starting capital I asked her again and she said ok. Grind mind. Then she told me not to take the lambo but guess what? I took it anyway. Grind mind.

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• GutterRat42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Smart people and people with a strong work ethic for things that don’t come naturally to them aren’t generally evil enough to steal from workers, con, or do generally evil things.

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• HailSeitan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Because GPA is a poor predictor of success at either university or business

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