Who would you think is smarter?
The one who was taught how to do something of a complex nature, or the one who worked that same thing on their own?
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DudeistPriest · M
Although both have the necessary intelligence to understand the complex issue, I figure the one who solves the problem themselves places more value on it than the other one because they earned it through effort.
The implication is the person(s) who teaches others through a method can be mass produced towards teaching others, as in a learning environment/class setting. That opportunity is there for that person(s) to accumulate wealth over time by teaching it.
However, this society tends to place much value in making a lot of money. Jeff Bezos of Amazon is not necessarily a brilliant genius himself, but he did know enough to hire others that were and put them to work. In that comparison, more value is given in this society to the not-as-smart businessman because he knew enough to hire 'smart' people.
Even so, someone had to figure it out in the first place. In pure IQ terms I would say the one who figured out the complex issue is smarter, although society would give the businessman more credit as the smarter of the two because he's smart enough to 'make it rich.'
Subjective comparison.
The implication is the person(s) who teaches others through a method can be mass produced towards teaching others, as in a learning environment/class setting. That opportunity is there for that person(s) to accumulate wealth over time by teaching it.
However, this society tends to place much value in making a lot of money. Jeff Bezos of Amazon is not necessarily a brilliant genius himself, but he did know enough to hire others that were and put them to work. In that comparison, more value is given in this society to the not-as-smart businessman because he knew enough to hire 'smart' people.
Even so, someone had to figure it out in the first place. In pure IQ terms I would say the one who figured out the complex issue is smarter, although society would give the businessman more credit as the smarter of the two because he's smart enough to 'make it rich.'
Subjective comparison.
iMystery · M
@DudeistPriest Excellent point of view!
In business studies you actually do learn that one does not need to be a genius to start any business... managing that business is all about getting the right people to perform the job required to make that business a success.
Management is defined as "The process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the resources of an organisation to achieve its goals, through the work of other people"
In business studies you actually do learn that one does not need to be a genius to start any business... managing that business is all about getting the right people to perform the job required to make that business a success.
Management is defined as "The process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the resources of an organisation to achieve its goals, through the work of other people"