Stupid people are over populated and intelligent people are under populated
@shortstories Disagree, I don't think humanity's biggest issue is a lack of intelligence, but rather too much collectivism and weakness.
Intelligent people aren't underpopulated, but weak people are overpopulated and the two groups aren't mutually exclusive at all.
Everyone thinks they're way smarter than the average person and the world is plagued by idiocy, yet they follow the group instinctively. You can increase their brain power all you want, their instinct is hard coded.
@Based_Accelerationist @shortstories
Too much collectivism is a symptom of lack of intelligence. A survival mechanism of those who know they can't rely on themselves.
@LCCMV But who's actually incapable of relying on themselves? The stupid OR the weak?
Those who focus on intellectual pursuits, need the collective the most. As TFM says, society requires janitors so the scientists can do their research. There's an inverse correlation between intellectually demanding jobs and self-reliance. As such, the men who are often collectivist, aren't the farmers and the plumbers, but the scientists and the thinkers.
Collectivism is primarily a symptom of weakness.
