Why is academic genius valued more highly than sporting genius? This seems pretentious to me.

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It's not clear that academic accomplishments are more valued than athletic accomplishments--at least if fame and fortune are the measures.

I'm not sure that this is so in the general public. But the reason would be that some great good can come from "academic genius" e.g. cure for a disease, whereas only entertainment can come from athletic brilliance.

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