You don't need a genius IQ to sell magic beans to the gullible. savage is obviously an underachiever.
I'm an underachiver, too. It's not so bad, really.
I always had difficulty doing well in heirarchical business environments, for example, and blossomed when I quit and started my own business. I think Savage has the same deficiency - he isn't a team player, doesn't play well with others, etc., so he had to cut his own path.
He is remarkably sucessful. Give credit where credit is due.