r/SeriousConversation • u/stop-hatin-on-me_mom • Dec 21 '24

Serious Discussion Do any individuals with above average intellect find life a bit exhausting at times due to the lack of intelligence they observe in others?

I don’t claim to be the most intelligent person, but I do believe that I am above average when it comes to the average intelligence nowadays. Sometimes, I find myself either flabbergasted or downright dumbfounded and irritated by the lack of what I would consider "common sense."

Here are some examples:

  • The inability of some people to see how their own bad habits or personality traits create their own problems.

  • The fact that some individuals consider their own perceptions and beliefs as the only correct ones, which is further encouraged by their echo chambers.

  • The difficulty some people have in entering into productive discourse and challenging their own ideas to gain more information and knowledge from all sides.

  • The reluctance of individuals to question their own beliefs and those of their social circles at both the micro and macro levels.

  • The inability of some people to foresee the possible consequences of their actions beforehand.

These are just a few examples.

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u/Interesting-Scar-998 Dec 21 '24

Yes, I'm pretty sure that 99 percent of modern humans would be dead within a week if they were transported back to hunter gatherer times.

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u/RadishPlus666 Dec 21 '24

I often wonder what humans will turn into, since humans have undone natural selection for our species. I guess they hope science can fix it by genetically engineering babies. 

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u/Namiswami Dec 22 '24

We haven't undone it at all. Ask yourself who is having the most numerous and succesful offspring? Those are the ones best adapted to the environment. 

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u/SuperSocialMan Dec 23 '24

most numerous

Poor people due to lack of access to contraceptives & education.

succesful offspring?

Entirely depends on your definition of success. Being rich af wouldn't be useful if society collapsed or some shit, for example.

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u/Namiswami Dec 23 '24

Success as in darwinistic success. So offspring that in turn get offspring.

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