'When you give success to stupid people, it makes them more stupid sometimes and not more intelligent'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wenger warns that success given to those without capability can reinforce ignorance.
- In plain terms
- Giving success to dumb people makes them dumber, not smarter.
- What can you take from it?
- Success without merit can reduce intelligence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does success build character or ego?
- How do you define true success?
Another view
This assumes intelligence is fixed and ignores how confidence aids learning.
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