That's an interesting analysis. I wonder if that could also be some useful advice for evaluating companies: Don't only look at the individuals, but also how the company is organized and how the individuals are put in relationship to each other. I.e. what kind of exchanges and work relationships are encouraged, possible, discouraged or effectively impossible inside the company.

> Society is built by a small number of serial overachievers.

I think that's true in a sense but also needs qualification: People can be overarchievers in some fields, average in other fields and underachievers in yet other fields. Not all fields are relevant for one's career of course, but I'd be surprised if there was an absolute order where some people being strictly better at everything than most others.