American society increasingly mistakes intelligence for human worth

Re:American society increasingly mistakes intelligence for h... by maker1138 on Friday June 17, 2016 @09:15PM (#11926528)

After all human history where jocks ruled the earth, they're now upset that nerds are becoming important?

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Re:American society increasingly mistakes intelligence for h... by nickpeterson on Friday June 17, 2016 @09:19PM (#11926535)

You might be surprised by the intelligence of the ruling class from a few thousand years ago..

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Re:American society increasingly mistakes intelligence for h... by mahmud on Friday June 17, 2016 @10:14PM (#11926688)

Not too hard to be intelligent when you have a monopoly on the means of knowledge transfer (books) and the time to persue leisurely learning.

But it all changed widespread literacy. To steal a quote from Hilbert, "No one shall expell as from the paradise Guttenberg has created".

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