Agreed. Intelligence isn’t something someone can just change. IQ despite being a faulty and flawed metric is also largely influenced through one’s environment during childhood. The other things are changeable, IQ really isn’t changeable in adulthood when we finally gain more control over our environment to make that change.

Its like putting down someone for where they were born, the color of thier skin, or otherwise. Saying something like “easily manipulated” or “lack of self awareness” would have conveyed the same vibe without the ignorance.

Still do. It’s a paradox of sorts. They are required to log actions. You making a request and them filling the request is an action. If you didn’t have any previous actions, now you do, and so they start a file on you.

Prior to the trump era I voted libertarian federal, dem/left for state govt for this reason. The problem with parties at the moment is there’s not just economic policy tied up into them but cultural and societal aspects that have to be weighed.

Agreed but the problem with this is that it requires people to be ok with the idea that they are building something that they likely won’t see. It’s a difficult concept for most people to grapple with.

Americorps and the peace corp are a thing, but I’ll admit, I’m not sure how much of a thing?

Likewise, I think 2 years of public service or military should be compulsory. The truth is we do need a defense force given the world, but it’d also be nice to have americorps or something expanded to fit the service option. Make military service more enticing than the other, I don’t care, but provide room and board, and a spending allowance at the very least for both.

I should take some time and find another redirect for http://notreddit.com