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Stupefied: you don't have to be stupid to work here but it helps

22 mins | May 28, 2017
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Smart young things joining the workforce soon discover that they are not expected to use their intelligence. And to get ahead, many smart people seem to have to check their brains at the door. André Spicer writing in Aeon Magazine asks, does the stupidity strategy deliver long term?

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