I’d heard, rather, that your average national-level politician is smart but not too smart- between 120 and 140, typically. There’s indirect selection for intelligence in campaigns. But yes, there does seem to be some kind of selection against politics for the very smart.
I’d heard, rather, that your average national-level politician is smart but not too smart- between 120 and 140, typically. There’s indirect selection for intelligence in campaigns. But yes, there does seem to be some kind of selection against politics for the very smart.