Do you have a specific counterexample in mind when you say “when I look at our most capable people, they just don’t seem to be all that smart”?
If we consider the 10 richest people in the world, all 10 of them (last time I checked) seem incredibly smart, in addition to being very driven. Success in politics seems less correlated with smarts, but I still perceive politicians in general to have decent intelligence (Which is particularly applied in their ability to manipulate people), and to the extent that unintelligent people can succeed in politics, I attribute that to status dynamics largely unrelated to a person’s capability
When it comes to US presidents, I don’t think status dynamics largely unrelated to a person’s capability really fits it.
While they might not have significantly more than 3 SD g factor, they often have skills that distinguish them. Bill Clinton had his legendary charisma for 1-on-1 interactions. Barack Obama managed to hold speeches that made listeners feel something deeply emotional. Trump has his own kind of charisma skills.
Charisma skills are capabilities of people even when they are not largely driven by IQ.
Do you have a specific counterexample in mind when you say “when I look at our most capable people, they just don’t seem to be all that smart”?
If we consider the 10 richest people in the world, all 10 of them (last time I checked) seem incredibly smart, in addition to being very driven. Success in politics seems less correlated with smarts, but I still perceive politicians in general to have decent intelligence (Which is particularly applied in their ability to manipulate people), and to the extent that unintelligent people can succeed in politics, I attribute that to status dynamics largely unrelated to a person’s capability
When it comes to US presidents, I don’t think status dynamics largely unrelated to a person’s capability really fits it.
While they might not have significantly more than 3 SD g factor, they often have skills that distinguish them. Bill Clinton had his legendary charisma for 1-on-1 interactions. Barack Obama managed to hold speeches that made listeners feel something deeply emotional. Trump has his own kind of charisma skills.
Charisma skills are capabilities of people even when they are not largely driven by IQ.
Quoting myself from elsewhere: