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Wait, what?
Wait, what?
Exactly.
That's the proper response.
Hey, I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Stephen Dubner, and you're listening to.
No stupid questions today on the show.
What's so bad about nepotism?
You think I want to put on my college resume that I worked for my father?
Steven, we have an email from someone named John, and it starts off with, hi.
Are you high?
No, I'm just trying to get your attention over here.
Attention granted.
Hi.
I was recently thinking about how widespread nepotism is in the modern world, and I started wondering whether or not there's actually some data to suggest that it is bad.