"Medieval people had the 'divine right of kings.' Modern people have the 'must be brilliant to be that rich' fallacy. As I wrote late last year, it does seem lately, however, the idea that money equals merit has finally started to falter in the public imagination. The myth of the superior intelligence of rich people has taken a beating from the repeated public stupidity of people like Tesla CEO Elon Musk or illiterate reality TV host Donald Trump. Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who coasted as one of the 'good ones,' took a public faceplant by blowing up his marriage as idiotically as possible."
~ Amanda Marcotte
"Having established that money doesn't equal brains was just the first step, though. Now another question is starting to arise in the public discourse around those who have impossibly huge bank accounts: Does having too much money damage a person's mental health?"
~ Amanda Marcotte
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