Here's an excerpt from a Toronto Star article from today about this part of Toronto that studies show has the most people with post-graduate degrees in the G.T.A.
"It's a no-brainer to Ken King, who frequents the area, that it's home to the intellectually advanced.
'I'm not surprised because this is an expensive area to live,' he said, adding the neighbourhood's posh highrises, expensive designer boutiques and tony eateries attract business people, lawyers and doctors who can afford to live there."
Why is it that intelligence is thus understood to manifest in expediency and wealth? Is this implying that wealthy people are intelligent, or intelligent people are wealthy? Both are ridiculous. Plus, I think this article is confusing, as so many people do, academic competence & learnedness with intelligence.
6 comments:
what area? intelligence, wealth and education can co-exist but of course do not depend on one another.
slow news day, or perhaps upper-class journalist fresh out of college with real ideas, yeah he/she's really going to get to the bottom of this one.
I can't remember, but I can find the article if you'd like, or just paste that excerpt into google or something.
they can co-exist of course, yes, but yes, not necessarily.
where have you been my brother? i'm glad to see some new faces in these parts!
plus, i heard you might move closer to downtown soon? that's wonderful news. i will welcome you to the midtown neighbourhood like garlic butter to shrimp.
yeah man, i cantstand travelin to and from work these days, time to move back down/midtown. pref. the annex to be extra close to work. if you're free this wednesday let's do something, i believe i'll already be downtown hanging out with r.c.
shit brother! i only saw your comment now! thus too late for wednesday (today). but as soon as i'm done my essay i'll give you a holler. i'm se'ious.
Annex is my middle name!
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