Maybe I have my sociology wrong, but it seems that in contemporary society there is absolutely no correlation between ability in and contribution to collective intellectual life and income and wealth. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Your sociology is generally right, I think, but how right depends on what you mean by the collective intellectual life and income and wealth. — Bitter Crank
The best example of financial success in the intellectual market is probably the self-help section of the book store, where authors peddle their life hacks to interested individuals... — CasKev
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