Comment by wwweston

2 years ago

It's very hard to be smart all the time, and you don't have to be stupid to be wrong.

what you have to do is correctly assess yourself, which is impossibly rare among people who made a bunch money

  • Especially amoung the people that will get in front of a crowd and shout "I'm rich, bitch!"

    Doubly so when intersected with the crowd that publicly eschews earthly possessions.

    Turns out hypocrites aren't self aware

  • Really like this comment -- dovetails nicely with Bill Gates "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose," and helps illuminate the fundamental problem: status insulates you from accountability, but without accountability you lose a crucial form of feedback essential in nearly everyone's ability to correctly assess themselves.