I think people that do think for themselves are a distinct minority

I don't know if you ever read the Why are people so fucking stupid? series of essays, but intelligence is just one of the assets we need to survive as a species.

We are a social race, and the ability to work and p,lay well with others is important to that survival as well.

Which is annoying to free thinkers LOL

I've got an interesting book on my Kindle on why intelligence isn't such a great deal for most smart people; I'll see if I can dig up the reference