posts by anon 0x3e3

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in thread "How a more intelligent/educated population would change the system":

There are things that a higher intelligence waterline would improve, and things that it wouldnt. So the obvious one is that insofar as there is wealth production bottlenecked on human attention, diligence, cleverness, etc, it would be a big gain. But then ... 2mo ago 6 6

There are things tha 6 6

Oh yeah if we could actually *educate* the population arbitrarily, and not just improve smarts, that would have massive impacts. Because with education you can inspire a worldview, work ethic, social graces, way of life, etc. Education is a regime. Intelli... 2mo ago 5 5

Oh yeah if we could 5 5

I think you are mistaken in thinking that the welfare state, taxes, and whatnot are about actual needs, rather than the ability of a bureaucracy to insert itself into every aspect of life. We already don't need those things and would probably do better ove... 2mo ago 9 9

I think you are mist 9 9