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Re: Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth and Rudeness

DUDE — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:55:59 -0000

I'm rich and I'm Rudeeeeeeeeeeeee to all people

Re: Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth and Rudeness

MIke — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:55 -0000

wow

Re: Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth and Rudeness

Tan Lian Pheng — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:31:21 -0000

Hilarious.
This is quite a surprising finding,
but I can't imagine the same correlation for Happiness & Rudeness.
Are top VCs rude?
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Re: Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth and Rudeness

George Gregory — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:06:17 -0000

First of all, I agree with the conclusion of the article. Rude people will get richer because they are more likely make other people to serve their interests. However, the methodology is just plain BS: it confuses correlation with causation. Just because rich people are rude it does not mean that being rude made them rich. Maybe they became rude because they became rich? I still think that the conclusion has merits but this research is just BS. What were they thinking at Berkeley?

Re: Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth and Rudeness

jedc — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:54:31 -0000

That photograph is awesome! Surprised the kid isn't English, given the hooliganism here.

Re: Scientists Find Positive Correlation Between Wealth and Rudeness

John — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:59:51 -0000

Spend a weekend in East Hampton in August/July and their finding will be as clear as day. Don't need no stinkin Stanford scientists to figure that one out. As an aside, I've met several VCs they appeared pretty nice.