Hedley wrote:Maybe you're just stirring the pot here, Heddster
Never!
If one assumes that someone with a high IQ is "smart"
and someone with a low IQ is "dumb" (not sure I fully
agree with that, but let's run with it) ...
It stands to reason that a smart person wouldn't have
to work very hard to earn the same amount of money
as a dumb person.
If you agree with the above, then ...
If that smart person was motivated to do so, if he worked
very very hard indeed, he could accumulate considerable
wealth. If that's how he chose to spend his time. Hint:
read Warren Buffet's biography, "Snowball" to learn a
little bit more about him.
The IQ's of the three richest men on Forbes' list
tend to confirm this theory.
For a counter-point to disprove this theory ... could
you find me a single person with a measured IQ well
to the left hand side of the bell curve - say 70 - that
has personally accumulated (and kept) a billion dollars
in his lifetime?