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1、别以智商论英雄　　Asrecentlyasthe1950s，possessingonlymiddlingintelligencewasnotlikelytoseverelylimityourlife’strajectory.IQ1）wasn’tabigfactorinwhomyoumarried，whereyoulived，orwhatothersthoughtofyou.Thequalificationsforagoodjob，whetheronanassemblylineorbehindadesk，

2、mostlyrevolvedaroundintegrity，workethic，andaknack2）forgettingalong―bossesdidn’troutinelyexpectcollegedegrees.　　The2010s，incontrast，areaterribletimetonotbebrainy.Thosewhoconsiderthemselvesbrightopenlymockothersforbeinglessso.Eveninthisageoframpantconcerno

3、vermicroaggressions3）andvictimization，wemaintainopenseasononthenonsmart.Peoplewho’dswerve4）offacliffratherthanuseapejorative5）forrace，religion，physicalappearance，ordisabilityarealltoohappytodropthes-bomb：Indeed，degradingothersforbeing“stupid”hasbecomenea

4、rlyautomaticinallformsofdisagreement.　　It’spopularentertainment，too.Aneveningofotherwisehate-speech-freeTV-watchingtypicallyfeaturesatleastoneofalonglistofhumorousslursontheunintelligent.Redditregularly13hasthreads6）onfavoritewaystoinsultthestupid，andfun

5、-stuff-to-do.comdedicatesapagetothetopicamiditsparty-decorideasanddrinkrecipes.　　Thisgleefulderision7）seemsespeciallycruelinviewofthemoreseriousabusethatmodernlifehasheapeduponthelessintellectuallygifted.Fewwillbesurprisedtohearthat，accordingtoalong-runn

6、ingfederalstudy，IQcorrelateswithchancesoflandingafinanciallyrewardingjob.Studieshavefurthermorefoundthat，comparedwiththeintelligent，lessintelligentpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfromsometypesofmentalillness，becomeobese，developheartdisease，experiencepermanent

7、braindamagefromatraumaticinjury，andendupinprison，wheretheyaremorelikelythanotherinmatestobedrawntoviolence.　　Ratherthanlookingforwaystogivethelessintelligentabreak，thesuccessfulandinfluentialseemmoredeterminedthanevertofreezethemout8）.Theemploymentwebsit

8、eMonstercapturescurrenthiringwisdominitsadvicetomanagers，suggestingtheylookforcandidateswho，ofcourse，“workhard”andare“ambitious”and“nice”―butwho，firstandforemost，are“smart.”Tomakesuretheyendupwithsuchpeople，moreandmorecomp