Do you ever think that the internet is selecting for a different

Yes

With the amount of information available on the internet, the person who is passionate about learning will be infinitely smarter and better placed than the person whose IQ is merely higher.

Many intelligent yet narrow-minded people can not even conceive of the abundance of knowledge available to them

>>9140708

No, what I mean is that the most intellectually curious are going to be overwhelmed by the amount of avenues they can research/learn about.

Those that are less curious will stick to what they have to study (for school or work or w/e) and be more successful.

In the past, the very curious would have just done further research/experimentation in their own field, because new information wasn't so accessible.

>>9140708
i kind of disagree that this is necessarily true. I feel that with the ammount of information available, a passionate person might flit too quickly between the overwhelming ammount of information available to them rather than reading through a book or long paper in a considered way. There are pros and cons to this. I feel like the access to information and entertainment in general has given us all shorter attention spans because theres so much options.

>>9140717
I see what you mean there, I definitely experience that. I wouldn't say it necessarily gives me an unfair disadvantage though, it just gives me anxiety that I have to get past in order to get anything done.

>>9140724
>a passionate person might flit too quickly between the overwhelming ammount of information available to them rather than reading through a book or long paper in a considered way

agree

>>9140693

i'd cut off my internet if it weren't a necessity at this point.