[MichaelZuo]

Even that's a very high estimate.

Maybe there are 8 million bonafide geniuses on Earth, and maybe 80 million very smart people, at max.

And being very generous to the US, maybe a tenth of them are full time residents somewhere in the 50 states plus DC.

Claims that a meaningfully large portion of them are being 'wasted', are hard to believe since there aren't that many to begin with.

[hinkley]

To be clear, I feel the author is describing me, and the loneliness and alienation I have felt too often at work tells me he’s using a lot of hyperbole.

If we form a lunch group to complain about our frustrations, it’s never been more than about four people, even in a team of dozens or more. Three is more common.

That said, he may be telling the truth with lies - this sort of untapped resource can have outsized impacts on a business, for good or ill.