In a trivial sense of it, "IQ tests" and such - yes of course - Even though people like James Woods gets Kudos for his rates - you do not pay anyone for that(as far as I know). But in a wider sense, university degrees, PhD, Civil engineer och Medical Doctor - you do have to be reasonably bright to fix that. And it differs quite much between countries and time how much cred you get from an education and profession like that. As opposed to other groups in society. To the working class, to the wealthy, to administrators or managers.Brit Dems wrote:Ansiktsburk wrote:Is it that far-fetced, that a community should reward intelligence?The Voice of Time wrote:Wrong section.
Yes.
The community is not interested in intelligence.
The community is interested in applied intelligence.
If you are stupid and you do something stupid that results in a community perceived benefit you will be laughed at, praised then rewarded.
One example - I have had managerial positions within the company I work for, from time to time. And those years has been veery nice for my salary rate. But I do good things in between too, only that doesn't pay off.
From a more philosophical standpoint -
Should wealth depend on achievements done by the person?
To what extent should wealth depend on the individual, and to what extent on the social situation the person is in?