The Curse of Intelligence

The culture that prizes intelligence above all else will destroy itself

Really smart people are great at uncovering new facts

Really smart people are great at inventing new lies

Really smart people have great memories to keep track of new facts

Really smart people have great memories to keep track of their new lies

Really smart people have most fun combining their new facts and new lies

Into philosophy

And convincing the really desperate

To worship them

By convincing the really desperate

That they're really smart, too

And unleashing a savage pride

That destroys all else

When it inevitably goes unsatisfied