On: Why Nerds Are Unpopular (2003)

[diminoten]

It's sad that people tend to think of life as some kind of DnD character creation, where people have the same points but allocated in different ways.

Instead, some people just have more points than you, and just because they have more points in charisma, doesn't mean they also don't have more points than you in intellect.

I've heard, even on this site, people deride management and C-suite types as "dumb" or "the popular kids", and in the same breath worship "that guy in the room"[0] but the stark reality is quite different from this fantasy.

[0] https://blog.codinghorror.com/dont-go-dark/

[formerly_ta → diminoten]

I'd go even further than that. They're not independent variables, but instead are highly correlated. High achievement in one area means you're more than likely to be above average in another.