I think it might be fairer to say that most people don't realize how many stupid people there are. This drags the average down, of course, but most of them aren

I think it might be fairer to say that most people don't realize how many stupid people there are. This drags the average down, of course, but most of them aren't relevant to me. Hanging out with intelligent people leads me to believe that people are intelligent, which is a) wrong and b) totally fine. Because it holds true for those people with whom I interact, my mistaken assumption is perfectly safe, and on the whole can lead me to make more accurate judgments in most cases.