TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoDo you think there would be less conflict in the world if the average intelligence went up 50%?message-squaremessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down16
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareDo you think there would be less conflict in the world if the average intelligence went up 50%?TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square62linkfedilink
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 day agoNo, but if empathy went up 50% and greed went down 50%, there would. This is not about intelligence at all. School tells you that intelligence is important because it makes you a better worker for the corporations. But if you think about a good person in life, their intelligence is not going to be top of the list of their best qualities. People are so focused on intelligence that they often completely forget about other qualities a human being can have.
No, but if empathy went up 50% and greed went down 50%, there would.
This is not about intelligence at all. School tells you that intelligence is important because it makes you a better worker for the corporations.
But if you think about a good person in life, their intelligence is not going to be top of the list of their best qualities.
People are so focused on intelligence that they often completely forget about other qualities a human being can have.