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		oldmanjay on Oct 19, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is This Economist Too Far Ahead of His Time? You can make a case that charisma only matters in contrast to its lack, and perhaps beauty is the same although I'm not as certain, but intelligence has an intrinsic value that ought to be evident by the fact that we built a technological civilization with it.

reflexive on Oct 19, 2016 [–]

That's a good point, I'll just say that no one will perceive themselves or their friends as intelligent, except relative to their competitors.

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