Forgive my impudence, but why does this matter? I have barely managed to come to terms that I will never accomplish anything of value in my life. I suspect thi

Forgive my impudence, but why does this matter? I have barely managed to come to terms that I will never accomplish anything of value in my life. I suspect this is true for most people. As a society, we inherently value diligence and hard work over intelligence because most labor implies more of the former than the latter. The elites will still be elites. The general population gets a little dumber over time on average, but this matters very little.