Quote Originally Posted by ishysquishy
Is there any real benefit in having a high intelligence? I mean, aside from the ability to look down your nose at the rest of the world (which you don't necessarily need a high intelligence to do). Or the security that here is something that almost no-one can beat you at.

Being intelligent doesn't make people respect you or take you seriously. It doesn't make people like you any more.

It doesn't make you socially mature, or make you think before you act. It doesn't even make you lucid.

Supposedly it's a foot in the door... but which door?

Is there anything to look forward to, or is it no more than an arbitrary trait?

Actually, intelligence is, all other things being equal, the factor which has the greatest influence on income.