• Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      As we’ve seen with Donald Trump and George W. Bush, if you’re wealthy enough or in an aristocratic social group, you fail upwards.

      And if you always fail upwards, it’s very easy to not gain the skills to succeed.

    • mcv@lemmy.zip
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      6 hours ago

      They’re not selected for intelligence, but for sociopathy.

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        5 hours ago

        I think it’s more sociopaths rising by being sociopaths and then promoting gullible idiots they can use and control with no issue, then blame when shit goes wrong

    • darthelmet@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Man, if all it takes to be a CEO is to make stupid decisions, they should just hire me. I’m the master at that.