Wealthy kids receive a disproportionate amount of tutoring to get into top schools. Presumably also can hire the best dance, singing, sport teachers, etc. So you might be able to buy some talent :)
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How do you purchase fame/influence that is in any way lasting?
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Money (or access to it). Truly wealthy people (or their proxies) do this all the time.
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One can argue all acquired tastes have been “bought” one way or another. Talent can be developed by investing a combination of effort and resources. To the extent effort and resources are interchangeable, you can argue talent therefore can be bought as well.
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I think she means a less intense version of virtuoso, not merely abilities
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Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity is good book showing out that maybe buying talent points ain't that far-fetched.
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