To empathize with this perspective, it might be useful to imagine something you’re not especially good at which holds no appeal for you—fistfighting, say. Then imagine a world where this thing you’re not especially good at really matters. I assume this is the situation a lot of people find themselves in with regard to intelligence.
Everyone’s always gonna argue for a world where things they are good at are the things that matter.
To empathize with this perspective, it might be useful to imagine something you’re not especially good at which holds no appeal for you—fistfighting, say. Then imagine a world where this thing you’re not especially good at really matters. I assume this is the situation a lot of people find themselves in with regard to intelligence.
Everyone’s always gonna argue for a world where things they are good at are the things that matter.
imagine you’re in a fistfight with a hungry tiger. Do you want it to be a fair fight, or would you like to try and cheat somehow?