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That doesn't suggest a reduction in intelligence .. ?

• Symmetry 5y ago
  Yes, but being able to work productively in larger groups often means more for sophisticated tool use than an individual's intelligence.
  • astrange 5y ago
    "Intelligence" is a vague complementary attribute like "attractiveness" and it doesn't seem like you can do anything with the concept except make post-hoc fallacies with it. Nothing that "lacks intelligence" (a monkey, a person with dementia, a person who reads slowly) behaves all that similarly or is actually lacking the same single thing that causes them to "not be intelligent".
    • canadianfella 5y ago
      >"Intelligence" is a vague complementary attribute like "attractiveness" and it doesn't seem like you can do anything with the concept except make post-hoc fallacies with it. That’s just something unintelligent people say. It’s very easy to make predictions based on intelligence that are easily testable.
  • namenotrequired 5y ago
    Intelligence of the members is exactly what allows working productively in larger groups. See for instance: dunbar's number and how it was derived
• nsonha 5y ago
  but it could be