This essay upholds the gene-centric view of intelligence -- that IQ is physical and with higher IQ we all become geniuses. Except, sites like Quora is flooded with anecdotal evidence that high IQ is as much a burden as a gift, and many struggle just as everyone else to lead their normal lives [0]. Ergo, we have arguments for the genius myth [1][2], and for the importance of emotional intelligence, which would heavily weigh against the author.<p>We also need to be cautious assuming all performance vectors are better when enhanced. A computer beat us at Jeopardy, just to take the fun out of the game. Now computers are better at face recognition, but no one has ever complained about their lack of brainpower for this. And long ago computers have already had a better memory and have been better at math. Yet, we are finding forgetting is just as important as remembering [3], and that we hardly ever open the math app on our phones to do sophisticated calculations. Sometimes less is better, and more is redundant. Remembering less, forgetting often, and being idiots could be a feature not a bug. Evolution has already figured a lot of this out, and to second guess the equilibrium of our being has yet to prove fruitful.<p>--<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;Genius-and-Geniuses&#x2F;What-happens-to-ultra-smart-children-later-in-life" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;Genius-and-Geniuses&#x2F;What-happens-to-ul...</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;roots-of-unity&#x2F;the-media-and-the-genius-myth&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;roots-of-unity&#x2F;the-media...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;psychcentral.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;10&#x2F;the-myth-of-the-creative-genius&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;psychcentral.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;10&#x2F;the-myth-of...</a><p>[3] snapchat, google delete requests