Sylvanna Devlin

As in behavior or eternal condition?

On the latter.

Not really. But if there’s a mindset geared towards complexity and making connections there’s probably a mindset that is more single minded and task oriented. By nature of the dichotomy those who have difficulty with complex thought will be afraid of those who find it easy – and some lash out. Earning the ire of those focused on complexity. But they’re not exactly always nice back and frankly the world needs both to run and advance.

Since understanding other thinking styles is more difficult for one end of the complex thought spectrum. It’s up to those with more flexibility to be kind about expectations. Because some of the lashing out is resentment- just as the high end of complex thinkers get annoyed the world isn’t kind to more intellectual individuals. The world is designed for the average. Somewhat fairly so I suppose but it’s annoying for any outliers on ether end.

Maybe the average could be the ones to change their outlook and stop being such assholes to everyone else? You’re so smart. Prove it and be compassionate.

It’s really remarkable about how much disagreement can be resolved  when one stops assuming they’re the only intelligent one and maybe let others communicate in their way.

If you can’t do that? Maybe you’re not as smart as you think..

What we do have is not a lack of capacity but a lack of motivation. Mostly to think. I find it terrifying how many people just decide “The AI can do that”. Like I’m in the last wave of writers who can write for themselves and no one understands that complex thought as a human can produce should be better and sometimes faster than an AI.

What you’ll have is a handful of people who can program AI – and they might not exactly have or value a background in art or the social sciences.

And everyone else will be unable to order a cheeseburger without AI. Ah wait too late on that. Let’s go for a mid range task like draft a legislative proposal.

Just saying.

Terrified yet?

I am.

Do we have stupid people? No. But we do have people with lazy thinking. And that is bothersome.

And (possibly as a result) we have major issues with stupid behavior. Some otherwise intelligent individuals only behave as well as the group and…

Oh my god what is wrong with some of you? The games you play? Your inability to get over prejudice, scapegoating and stigma? Why do you continue doing this? Because everyone else is and those standing against the tide are knocked down?

Okay, so that’s a yes for some of you.

But intelligence doesn’t prevent assholery because being an abusive dick happens across all abilities and thinking styles.

Like maybe addressing expectations to conform to the average and toxicity in society is better than brushing everyone you don’t like off as “stupid.”

Call it like it is. Americans aren’t stupid they’re abusive to one another and outsiders. And some in quite clever ways