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by alfiedotwtf 39 days ago
Money talks and bullshit walks. I’m beginning to understand why a lot of US politician seem to come from ivy leagues yet are dumb as hell.
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Many of them aren't even dumb, they just pretend that they are.

They know full well that what they are doing is awful.

Intelligence, good judgment, and ethics are not the same thing.

Brilliant, charismatic people without any sense of ethics tend to do very well in school, in politics, and in most organizations.