The fact that we have more compelling distractions than survival is because we have largely solved all the problems required for us to thrive. The genius of pr

The fact that we have more compelling distractions than survival is because we have largely solved all the problems required for us to thrive. The genius of prehistoric times would have been to discover better ideas to survive or hunt. The genius of the previous generation was to improve computation. We are here being distracted by TikTok precisely because of that. The genius of the next generation would be something else important to the current time. No matter what the context of the time is, genius will emerge. The criteria of what genetics, skills and training you need to be a genius will definitely change to suit the time. Einstein, Von Neuman, Russell or Darwin are no longer going to be the geniuses of today the same way they wouldn't be the geniuses of the previous generation. TLDR; Genius is an emergent phenomenon that is rooted in the valuable contemporary problems that need to be solved.