识字分子认为他们是最聪明的群体，然而收入远远比不上缀学的比尔盖茨和小札。这世界显然不公平，呵呵。
一查AI，居然把这句话深入研究成文章和书的居然不少
The argument that intellectuals lean left because their income is lower than their perceived intelligence suggests is a long-standing theory often discussed in political sociology and economics, specifically regarding the "overproduction of intellectuals" or the "intelligentsia" who are highly educated but not highly paid compared to business elites.
Key sources that discuss this topic include:
- Friedrich Hayek's work on intellectuals often touches on the idea that highly intelligent people, particularly those in academia or intellectual roles, feel they deserve more power and money than the market provides, leading them to favor a planned society where they have more control, resulting in left-leaning attitudes.
- "Can intelligence explain the overrepresentation of liberals and leftists in American academia?" by Lazar Stankov (2015): This paper explores this phenomenon, examining how intelligence correlates with liberal views. It finds that intelligence can explain some, but not all, of the liberal shift in academia, particularly on social issues, but it notes that academics are relatively less happy with their income compared to their intelligence level, which is a factor in their political orientation.
- "Sophisticated deviants: Intelligence and radical economic attitudes" by D. D. P. Johnson (2022): This research links high cognitive ability (intelligence) with radical, often far-left (or far-right) economic views, suggesting that highly intelligent individuals often hold views that deviate from the mainstream consensus.
Related Context on Income and Intelligence:
- "The plateauing of cognitive ability among top earners" (2023): Researchers (Keuschnigg, van de Rijt, and Bol) found that the highest-earning 1% and the brainiest 1% are two different groups, suggesting that top earners are not necessarily the smartest people, which supports the idea that intelligent intellectuals may feel they are underpaid.
- "Smart Doesn't Equal Rich" by Jay Zagorsky (2007): Found that while higher IQ scores are linked to higher income, they do not necessarily lead to greater wealth, which can cause dissatisfaction among the highly intelligent
