Are You Kind and Generous When You're Academically Successful?

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Is there some truth to the idea that brilliant people who are academically superper successful are less kind and generous? A, i would dispute that idea. Academic success should allow you to be more kind and generous, right? It's a lot easier to be self deprecating when everyone thinks you're a genius than when everyone thinks ou're an idiot., he says.

Welcome to the November 2021 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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