[notyourwork]

It precisely is that because of what I said. Society constructs don’t generally reward politicians in the same way society rewards capitalism. (Gates, Musk, Buffer, Bezos.)

We reward capitalism irrespective of how much (or little) benefit they provide to society at large.

[ta8645]

A smart person could find a way to do something about that; work around the incentive structures, or alter them.

All you're doing is dressing up selfishness as "intelligence", which is not the same thing.

[notyourwork]

I disagree. You are assuming you know what "a smart persons" objective is. If my goal is to life as good a life as possible for myself, doing things that benefit the broader society may benefit me but maybe not. Whereas, doubling down on a lucrative career outside of politics in many cases eliminates all problems because money can dissolve most (arguably all?) personal struggles.

[avgcorrection]

> Society constructs don’t generally reward politicians in the same way society rewards capitalism. (Gates, Musk, Buffer, Bezos.)

Look at the net worth of someone like Dianne Feinstein (RIP) or Nancy Pelosi.