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11. Buffett is being elitist. And putting down the average person.

Mon May 2, 2022, 11:48 AM

May 2022

If people had a decent safety net in the US, we wouldn't have to worry about trying to figure out how to pay our bills.

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Warren Buffett's advice for beating inflation: 'Be exceptionally good at something' [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP

Well jeez... Omnipresent May 2022 #1

Huh? NJCher May 2022 #4

I am exceptionally good at being mediocre. Does that help? Ocelot II May 2022 #2

"We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos." mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #9

68% of the population is average. Irish_Dem May 2022 #3

See my second para NJCher May 2022 #5

Exactly! Omnipresent May 2022 #7

I think Buffet answered an investment question LuvLoogie May 2022 #8

if one takes meaning from it NJCher May 2022 #12

Buffett is being elitist. And putting down the average person. Irish_Dem May 2022 #11

Scott Galloway has an essay on being "unremarkable". . . DinahMoeHum May 2022 #13