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You've got a character sheet with lots of bins, good/neutral/bad - "protesting abortion clinics" or "being an asshole" or "donating to charity" or "playing an instrument." Intelligence means you get more points to spend, but doesn't determine where you spend them.

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I know this isn't exactly how it works but I like this frame; it treats smart people as simply higher variance; they are just more effective at believing wrong or right things, or doing harmful or kind things. Having more points *can* make you better, but doesn't necessarily.

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Also interested in studies that seem to correlate IQ with moral behavior. I think it *is* correlated with some prosocial stuff right?

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Buffett said: "We look for 3 things when we hire people: intelligence, initiative or energy, and integrity. And if they don't have the latter, the first two will kill you, because if you're going to get someone without integrity, you want them lazy and dumb."

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In this instance does "effective" mean being quicker at making decisions to believe/think x or y things?