Human intelligence is such a complicated topic and a problem is that people constantly mischaracterize it. Intelligence isn't one thing-- there are multiple typ

Human intelligence is such a complicated topic and a problem is that people constantly mischaracterize it. Intelligence isn't one thing-- there are multiple types of intelligence that are not always discretely separated into different categories that you can compare like playing cards. A nomad would be considered stupid compared to you in classroom, but having to survive in nature you'd probably be the fool. How do you compare the physical intelligence of an Olympic athlete with years of specialized science-driven training, to the physical intelligence of a man who trained to fight in war since childhood and who has battle experience? Just because one person can jump into a pool better, does not make them superior. Just because one person has more capability to defend their family does not make them superior. When people try to make these judgements, they don't like being honest about how hard it is to compare the cognitive faculty of two different human beings. Often these discussions just end up with a lot of cultural relativism, a lot of people declaring what they're familiar with is more valuable. Ideally people would learn more about 'unknown unknowns'-- the things they didn't know that they don't know. In practice people get uncomfortable being told there are things they don't get that other cultures understand well.