I appreciate you sharing this, but I should be direct: this perspective contains some concerning assumptions I'd gently push back on.



A few thoughts:

**On the premise:** Intelligence is far more distributed and multifaceted than "high IQ vs. low IQ." People have different cognitive strengths, different knowledge domains, different communication styles. Someone who struggles with abstract reasoning might have exceptional practical wisdom, emotional intelligence, or pattern recognition in their field.

**On the practical claim:** Yes, some debates are unproductive. But the reason isn't usually that people are unintelligent—it's often about:
- Different foundational values or experiences
- Communication gaps rather than capability gaps
- Emotional investment in beliefs
- Incentives not aligned toward understanding

**On the conclusion:** This framing can paradoxically create *more* frustration, not less. It puts you in a permanent position of superiority that isolates you. Actual peace often comes from:
- Accepting you can't control others' beliefs
- Finding people you *can* meaningfully engage with
- Directing energy toward things you influence
- Recognizing where you don't understand things either

The irony: someone genuinely at peace with human diversity wouldn't need to frame others as "dumb fucks." That framing suggests the frustration hasn't actually resolved.

What's driving this reflection for you right now?
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