james rogers jamesrbestcom fri 20020726 1249 ian andrew bell wrote isnt particularly wellfounded logic youre saying rich people smart latter causal former implication would say poor people stupid true statistically people poor people also stupid never said rich people smart less stupid people people poor engage reckless stupid behavior experience people bit smarter dont stay poor long selfselecting population hell grew abject poverty find us remember quite well people stayed poor poor certainly wasnt man parents poor made lots stupid choices front row seats whole process unlike many others actually learned experience ive known lot wealthy people strict monetary sense general sense cant think one fool people earned wealth ie 95 wealthy us didnt manage maintain wealth fools isnt people much smarter dont make lots bad decisions stupid mistakes smart making lots stupid mistakes pretty much surefire recipe wealthy smart example made stephen hawking famous respected hes particularly rich jennifer lopez accounts complete moron fact spend weekend beverly hills encounter vast numbers people profoundly stupid driving rolls royces shopping prada using narrow definition smart smart doesnt make rich gives choice rich many people eg stephen hawking quite happy merely comfortable devote energy elsewhere rich dont know many really smart people actually choose live poverty ridiculous caricature wealthy people elided granular level notion rich people rich theyre smart anecdotal naive worth arguing wont still compelling point worth clarification sounds like youve bought absurd hollywood depictions wealthy people like hint exactly like higher net worth us fact twothirds millionaires blue collar folks worked smart hard vast majority wealthy us completely selfmade ie firstgeneration wealthy old wealth incredibly rare us typically comes goes within three generations handful hear unusually longlived exceptions quite simple become wealthy us put effort however people prefer merely comfortable expend lot less energy virtually people know wealthy chronic workaholics average intelligence exaggerated amounts drive people would consider peoples lives fun though people tend enjoy james rogers jamesrbestcom httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork 26 jul 2002 140919 0700 usa usa number six