Elon Musk is an engineer.
Jeff Bezos is an engineer.
Larry Elison is an engineer.
Larry Page is an engineer.
Sergey Brin is an engineer.
Jensen Huang is an engineer.
Turns out capitalism does reward skills and intelligence, and the richest people are indeed engineers.
If capitalism truly rewarded skill or intelligence, the richest people would be neurosurgeons, engineers, and scientists.
If it rewarded talent, it would be artists, writers, and creators.
If it rewarded hard work, it would be cleaners, laborers, and service workers.
But it’s none of them.