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> It is not the society, but market/economics of today that value intelligence more than anything else, mainly because it is directly correlated with economic o
by mhuffman 8y ago
> It is not the society, but market/economics of today that value intelligence more than anything else, mainly because it is directly correlated with economic output
Unfortunately, I think this is spot on.
Sadly, In the US at least, people are worth to society what they are worth in $$$.
- ACow_Adonis 8y agoAnd I think the other major confounder in all of this discussion is also the tendency for US culture to mistake $$$ for intelligence and worth to society. In addition, in almost every discussion where people say "successful", the implicit assumption is that you understand they really mean $$$. The idea that intelligence or usefulness to society might negatively correlate with $$$ is so far removed it's almost a culturally forbidden thought.