The same goes for friendships. I have two rich friends, one being a long-time family friend (knows my family since 1976), but this actualized incidentally because both go way back, with the other being introduced to me at 20 years old, before he became an orthopedic surgeon. Hanging with these two, our classes never even occur to us, likely because they were born to middle class families. The same thing goes when I talk to a rich former family member (divorced my aunt).
Being around other rich people (as I said, I once worked at a country club on north-shore Long Island, a place likely hardly any here can afford for a family) in other situations, it’s clear we’re from different elements. Same goes when I’m around lower-class people. Sure we can get along, and most aren’t bad people (rich or poor) but chances are we aren’t getting close. It’s just how it is.
@s.gentz@BrickHead I’m not saying that this would keep me from working hard to be my best. I’m just saying that this is a factor I have to accept just like how I have to accept that gender differences in personality are somewhat biologically determined
I think you are sabotaging yourself mentally with this type of thought. You seem highly intelligent but not necessarily life experienced. Can I ask your age.
My immediate boss is under 5 foot, female and probably 110lbs soaking wet. She also happens to be one of the best leaders I’ve met. She has no issues at all getting respect.
Yup. There are people out there smarter, more talented, luckier, and better looking than all of us. Somehow that didn’t stop any of us from having satisfying lives.
Let’s say they are on another level (although I stand by @loppar point). I assume you were aware that people smarter than you existed before you went to uni, right?
of course! I was by no means the smartest person. I was a relatively big fish in a very small pond. I didn’t realize HOW skewed my perception was until I came to uni. I think this is pretty common
Unless you were deluded into thinking you were the smartest person to ever walk Gods green earth, all that’s happened is you’ve shifted your sample from a more representative cross section to a very, very specialised one. If anything, your perception is more likely to be skewed now than it was before. Wrap some fancy statistical words around that and you’ve got science.
Couldn’t agree more. If you were to receive a beautiful hand written letter like this you would immediately assume that you’re dealing with a superbly educated, well mannered and extremely intelligent person. A true renaissance man from the times gone by.
