Rich, what's the point of being intelligent if you're dead poor, your aim will be to get out of your circumstances and become affluent using your brain.
So being born with money in your pocket, just cuts out all the hard work, and allows you to be a pineapple under a palm tree.
So I'd go with the money.
Unless you are made for life with some gigantic trust fund (and even those get manipulated) or massive amount of property or something (and that would need management) then it is pretty implausible that you can just laze around your whole life and enjoy the same high standard of living.
rich couple of million super smart but poor based in the UK
Bill
What we have learnt so far: -Those who are poor and smart generally know it sucks and would rather be born rich
smart, I'm already poor and I just want to get the grades I truly deserve because I work and revise so hard but still don't get the grades I need and want
That might be how people feel when teenagers or early 20s.
However, as time goes on, I think a lot of people would do better being smart. Rich kids are good at losing money if they aren't smart. Poor kids who are smart tend to do better and better through life.
this is so statistically untrue lol rich kids actually float through life and wealth is transferred better than the poor since the poor cannot afford the services in order to assure wealth preservation. But suppose it's a nice idealistic way to look at the world
this is so statistically untrue lol rich kids actually float through life and wealth is transferred better than the poor since the poor cannot afford the services in order to assure wealth preservation. But suppose it's a nice idealistic way to look at the world
I think a lot of the 'float' you talk about comes from access to high quality education and opportunities. Of course the rich tend to grab more of those for their kids. I was more thinking about the difference between someone who is rich and stupid and someone poor but smart.
I think a lot of the 'float' you talk about comes from access to high quality education and opportunities. Of course the rich tend to grab more of those for their kids. I was more thinking about the difference between someone who is rich and stupid and someone poor but smart.
You'll find quite a few "stupid" but rich people around. But having access to the best services makes a huge difference.
Well it's not all bad, it has made me more independent, I am willing to work for the minimum wage (I have no high standards), I will do any kind of work, I prioritise university over partying, I have no desires for luxuries like a car or house or holidays and I budget all the time.
The downside is always being stressed and anxious about family finances, **** state school education, stressed about getting 100% in my academics all the time and stressed about getting a top class career to support family. So basically a massive stress all the time, especially when family relies on you. But I am a harder worker for it and judging by all the rich people at my university more charitable. I probably give more to charity than all the rich students in my class put together, so stingy they are.
Rich and dumb. They say "you're so smart" like it's a great thing, but dumb people are seemingly oblivious to all the things that make us smart people anxious and/or depressed and genuinely seem happier