Comparing the “amount of brainpower” is silly. It’s poorly defined (“focused attention on”? “time spent considering how to manipulate”?) and are we talking absolute or relative? I’m way smarter than a 4 year old. Most experiences are new to her and she has to consider them individually. I have a vast trove of heuristics at my disposal that she doesn’t.
Comparing the “amount of brainpower” is silly. It’s poorly defined (“focused attention on”? “time spent considering how to manipulate”?) and are we talking absolute or relative? I’m way smarter than a 4 year old. Most experiences are new to her and she has to consider them individually. I have a vast trove of heuristics at my disposal that she doesn’t.