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I sometimes whine about having to deal with people who think they're oh so smart.
Of course, these people don't go around saying "My IQ is X and your IQ is Y, so I'm smarter than you." They are far too classy for that.
Intsead, everything they do - their whole personality - is about affirming ability, which is (as you said) equated with worth. They may claim to have other motivations, like curing cancer or saving the world or following their "passions" which just happen to generate the maximum profit for themselves. But the subtext is always there.
Everyone magically knows how to keep score, although it's impolite to say it out loud. And everyone knows that everyone knows this, because the things that don't lead to profit or advancement are implicitly ignored. "Oh, people don't really work on that topic, you know?" They don't condemn it, of course - that would be "negative" and "not nice."
"Take this! It will help you on your journey." That's the dream for anyone who believes that ability is equal to worth - that you can become worthy by taking something from someone else. In truth, it is more often the case that recognition leads to the perception of ability. Someone learns to act right and then he tells himself that he is the king of the meritocracy.
Intelligence is today's "noble blood." A noble flaunts his rank in a million subtle ways, but he will never say "I am a noble."
I sometimes whine about having to deal with people who think they're oh so smart.
Of course, these people don't go around saying "My IQ is X and your IQ is Y, so I'm smarter than you." They are far too classy for that.
Intsead, everything they do - their whole personality - is about affirming ability, which is (as you said) equated with worth. They may claim to have other motivations, like curing cancer or saving the world or following their "passions" which just happen to generate the maximum profit for themselves. But the subtext is always there.
Everyone magically knows how to keep score, although it's impolite to say it out loud. And everyone knows that everyone knows this, because the things that don't lead to profit or advancement are implicitly ignored. "Oh, people don't really work on that topic, you know?" They don't condemn it, of course - that would be "negative" and "not nice."
"Take this! It will help you on your journey." That's the dream for anyone who believes that ability is equal to worth - that you can become worthy by taking something from someone else. In truth, it is more often the case that recognition leads to the perception of ability. Someone learns to act right and then he tells himself that he is the king of the meritocracy.
Intelligence is today's "noble blood." A noble flaunts his rank in a million subtle ways, but he will never say "I am a noble."