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What does it mean?
Money makes people seem smarter or more insightful.
In plain terms
Wealthy people are assumed to be wiser.
What can you take from it?
Money biases our judgment of intelligence.

Where it applies

  • finance
  • social dynamics
  • business

Putting it to work

  • checking credentials
  • evaluating advice
  • business deals

Questions to consider

  • Does money make people smarter?
  • How does wealth change perception?

Another view

Wealth does not guarantee intelligence.

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