I’d certainly not say it’s everything, look at all the highly-paid mediocre CEOs. Education has rigorously been shown to lead to higher incomes and wealth on average.

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orangecoffee 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Education is not knowledge either. Today market most directly pays for skilled work that increases revenue/profit. Correlation drops after that. It's a struggle I've been trying to reason for myself too.

	▲	RA_Fisher 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		True, but high-quality education, whether personal or formally, tends to produce high-quality knowledge. Yes, companies pay for what’s perceived to create revenue and profit (and yes, skills are a major factor in that).