this is a smart postI'm not really sure how to come up with a holistic conception of intelligence that doesn't implicitly favour my own interests or capacities.
It's probably more important to be intellectually curious than it is to be 'smart', anyways.
Interesting you should say that. I tell people all the time that I consider curiosity to be one of the biggest tells when it comes to intelligence. Similarly, how do people react when they find out they were wrong about something. Do they want to know why and learn more, or do they, for example, get angry? That kind of thing.It's probably more important to be intellectually curious than it is to be 'smart', anyways.
Surely if you are on Era you are already smarter than the average bear?
Do they want to know why and learn more, or do they, for example, get angry? That kind of thing.
I was actually surprised. I believe 100% of Era is above average intelligence, because I assume "average" is taken over the general public.
Come to think of it: ~50% of the general public in the USA voted for Trump.
Unless the other 50% are all geniuses, then the average intelligence must be very low, and it should be very easy to be above average intelligence (in the USA).
I'm not really sure how to come up with a holistic conception of intelligence that doesn't implicitly favour my own interests or capacities.
It's probably more important to be intellectually curious than it is to be 'smart', anyways.