according to animal metrics for intelligence, sure we are stupid. But we have strong evidence why our metrics are more effective than animal metrics : 1) human

according to animal metrics for intelligence, sure we are stupid. But we have strong evidence why our metrics are more effective than animal metrics : 1) human death rate is lowest among almost all species 2) human comfort + happiness rate is highest among all species 3) our accomplishments and understanding of the world is a million times that of any other species 4) all other species survive because we allow them to. We can (and have) eradicated entire species. etc. etc. We don't need a hive mind, we have intelligence. Bees act the way they do because they are genetically programmed to act that way, and they don't have the ability to think or reason for themselves. We do. We protect our species when we need to. Not out of genetics (maybe a little bec of evolution), but out of intelligence.