Ever since I heard you is got a million dollars I notice you is fraught with perspicacity.
About this quote
- 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
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does money make people smarter?
- How does wealth change perception?
Another view
Wealth does not guarantee intelligence.
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