Irony is, those in need of deprogramming the most are the ones into programming. How is it even possible that people that are supposed to be so intelligent/logical/rational are actually this gullible to state’s propaganda that they believe it without a shred of doubt.
I wouldn’t go that far. Intelligence is still a physical phenomenon produced by highly complex and somewhat varied systems. There’s going to be different levels of intelligence, like there are different levels of empathy, of strength, of immunity, and so on. Strong evidence would be needed to counter this. That doesn’t mean people don’t exaggerate these differences, look at them too uncritically, or misunderstand both what they are and their origins (which are mostly in child-rearing).
What is more likely bullshit is the concept of “general intelligence” or “G”, which is basically an illusion of statistical question-begging that has been very useful to phrenologists and basically no one else.
As far as I understand it, “intelligence” is completely on the “nurture” end of “nature vs nurture”. It’s a skill that can be trained in a lot of different ways, but also requires good sources and good conditions to flourish.
Just like it’s easier to get stronger if you eat well and have enough time to train, it’s easier to get “smarter” if you have your basic needs met and time to study and practice. Capitalist society strives to deny those conditions to the people.
And even then rich people so very often have decomposed shit for brains, because they just steamroll through life by having cash and rich friends.
Yeah, though just like physical fitness it’s wildly easier to be high-performing if you start that process of training while you are a child rather than later in life.