Originally Posted by ultramarina
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Hey, if you are more intelligent than 99% of everyone else, you're going to feel bad until you arrive in the 99th percentile for wealth and material success.

I totally disagree with this. I know a lot of 99th% people in terms of IQ, very few of whom are in the 99th percentile for wealth. (I think I know exactly one person who fits both descriptions--and she is not that happy, IMO.) While some of them may not be totally satisfied with their lives, certainly many don't feel bad about themselves at all.

My comment wasn't meant to be that serious, just a representation of the hypercompetitive mindset more than anything else.

It's pretty hard to get to 99th percentile in wealth because a number of environmental factors come into play, some of which function as brick walls - such as picking a career track that guarantees that you will basically spend everything you earn.