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RE: Are You Not Entertained? Physical vs. Intellectual Conflict
One could argue that fighters have an intelligence in their own in being able to understand and control their own body. People watch to see the amazing control and ability these fighter's have with their own body.
Milton Friedman is brilliant but stupid as fuck as far as motor movement with his body. He's capable of doing backflips if he tried but we all decide to put our efforts into different type of intelligences.
Excellent point well made.
A powerful, emotional TED Talk on kinesthetic learning (among many other things) certainly applies:
So the question becomes, which forms of intelligence should we worship? Which forms should millions and millions of people spend tremendous amounts of money idolizing and promoting? Which should get the lion's share of our attention?
I'm not saying motor intelligence is wrong or bad or even unworthy of great appreciation. What I am asking is which one increases human wellbeing the most and brings us advancements in science, technology, economics, philosophy, literature, and more? Which one will our species need most for the challenges we face in the future (the great filter of the Fermi Paradox, perhaps)?
I'm all for individuals focusing on their strengths and excelling in them. I'm also for the free market choosing where entertainment dollars should go. And... I recognize how many people like me voicing our opinions on the value of intellectual intelligence can actually change what people end up wanting. We are the product of our inputs, and I think if we want better outputs, we should constructively criticize our current inputs.
Thank you for your comment.
Maybe it's not about what intelligence we should Worship and monetize but rather it's about educating people the benefits and trade offs of each intelligence and allowing them to choose for themselves.
Your post has me thinking though and I'm gonna have to reread it to understand better where you're coming from; great as if I needed more things ponder haha. Have a great one, followed.
(Posted from Phone esteem account) -Chrone
That's the point of the post! To get us thinking about what we value and why. :)