Perhaps the most succinct definition of intelligence i've ever come across was 'the ability to acquire and apply knowledge'. However, this definition might be vastly improved with a simple addition: 'the ability to acquire, prioritize, and apply knowledge'. Without prioritization, knowledge acquisition and application may be worse than worthless. (as is seen in so much of our ecocidal technology and culture)
i've taken a couple of IQ tests in the past and scored 134 and 137 on them as i recall, which places me around the bottom of the top 1% of such intelligence measurements. yet somehow i've now known for a long time about the ecological and environmental catastrophes we face, while most of the 'geniuses', some of whose measured intelligence blows mine away, remain unaware and unconcerned. how can this be? it can only be because their enormous measured intelligence isn't worth much in terms of promoting our planet's ecological health and our species long term survivability. their capacity for acquiring and applying knowledge is gigantic, but their ability to prioritize such knowledge is pathetic!
rough day today. was around another supposedly sane and intelligent adult near my age who spouts nonsense almost non stop. in my experience this describes many if not most people, and it isn't recognized as such except by a very few, far less than 1%. The very few who perceive the extent of dystopia and the inescapability of doom. As one, i feel totally isolated and alienated, frightened and anxious, alone and vulnerable. If this isn't a psychological hell, it's a good replica.
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