Is intelligence a wild-goose chase?
It is often spoken of admirably. Is it? What is intelligence in these scenarios:
1. School/varsity?
2. Work-place environment?
3. Leadership in business and politics?
4. Socially?
Does intelligence only apply to academic skills and knowledge? For example is Lionel Messi intelligent? Was Mozart intelligent? Is intelligence a status symbol? Why is education a measure of intelligence? Do IQ tests measure intelligence? What are the benefits of intelligence?
Is there such a thing as collective intelligence, which is the average outcome based on the chosen levels of intelligence to operate at.
Do we need intelligent leaders? Why? Can intelligent leaders be poor leaders? If intelligence is important why is it not set as a criteria for leadership? Can unintelligent leaders be good leaders?
If a society promotes intelligence does it not create inequality by default?
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At the Crossroads with Kaya FM 2 years, 3 months agoDo you think that intelligence serves any meaningful purpose in your daily life?
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At the Crossroads with Kaya FM 2 years, 3 months agoHow important is it to have educated leadership?
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At the Crossroads with Kaya FM 2 years, 5 months agoA society of work and reward is dangerous, but equally so is one that doesnt reward personal initiative
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There is no simple answer to that. Both extremes are equally dangerous. Capitalism/meritocracy just translates human failure to themselves and discounts any other justifiable factor. The other extreme seeks to make life fair and in turn produces a society in capable, entitled and horribly calibrated to deal with the tragedies of life
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In cultures and countries across the world, there is a central idea of reward, or achieving reward as a consequence of being successful. And these cultures have thrived throughout time and so we should adopt this method of valuation. You are only as important as the results you can achieve
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The answer may vary but it is far more suitable for South Africa to take a capitalist stance because we need to encourage a culture of rewarding hard work. Those who fall behind will get government grant
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At the Crossroads with Kaya FM 2 years, 5 months agoTheres no such thing as male privilege, I dont see it
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At the Crossroads with Kaya FM 2 years, 6 months agoConflict is a very interesting topic, it’s the final step; the very edge where our differences set us clearly apart
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Even so, conflict is neccessary Chief. Two realities can not exist simultaneously. One most rule, one authority must rule, once agenda, one power.
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Though there should be a limit. There is an African Proverb that goes When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Similarly, the political conflict in our country had and will forever affect the South African people. So although it’s good to have differences, that conversation should be constructive not what we are currently seeing
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Perhaps we need the people to be soooo oppressed that they would revolt. Perhaps destruction is the only thing that makes society wake up.
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That’s poor thinking. People need patience, people need ethical leadership. This is what will eliminate conflict and all its effects.
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You are far too kind. The diversity of this country will be its undoing if there is nothing that we all hold as a national pride. Unfortunately braai and pap are not enough….
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What do you mean it will be our undoing, and I dont think having national pride would have any meaningful effect. In the end people need to work toward the common goal, and with suspicion of outside sources at play in influencing our society, a simple solution such as yours seems ignorant to that.
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I mean that we dont have any accountability to one another. We tread lightly because we dont want to offend one another because of these silly differences. So we need to all…
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Do you think that as a country we have more conflicts than solutions? Or is it the process of finding solutions that we find difficult to grasp?
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You can not bond to metals together unless you melt them.
Finding a solution suggests that there is an agreement between everyone involved. The beginning of finding a…
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Based on your argument, you are stating that “unity” is our biggest problem – which is followed by accountability…was there a point in time, post-apartheid where we have had a strong foot on those two aspects
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Yes we have conflicts but it should be anything we cant educate people about. People are easily convinced to hand over their power to the promises of politicians. And so people need to educated and stand together in knowledge and build society
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@freeworld it’s not that unity is a problem, it’s that we dont have any. And yes, there is no accountability, because people arent in unity (agreement) and so we cant expect…
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You see, the last point you raised about “Our difference mean more than any reason to agree (unity)” is the perfect perception to explain where we stand as a country…
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