Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

John Kenneth Galbraith
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Wealth has always been viewed as a form of intelligence. When you are wealthy, it can be easy for people to dismiss your intelligence. However, I would argue that there are plenty of intelligent people who are not wealthy. They are intelligent because they have found their passions and found ways to make money with those passions.

People who are wealthy often have an innate ability to make money with their passion or find a passion that would allow them to make money without too much effort. This is why it is easier for people who are wealthy to project their intelligence onto others, even if they do not really possess the same level of intelligence as the other person.

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