Van Vogt also had a series of novels about the Weapon Shop, and a novel (fogmot the title, too lazy to go look it up) related to IQ, in which the IQ level determines the place of any race in the Universe, the top being the "Great Galactics". I liked his wprk, and still keep most of it.
For excellence, look up Alfred Bester. He created the comics hero Green Lantern, but was also an outstanding author of short stories and two excellent novels "The Demolished Man" and "Extro". Should be read in that sequence.
Apparently the optimum number for integration with what the majority considers to be success, is an IQ of 130.
Above that, ability to integrate with the masses and popular systems declines, and success (contextual) is far from guaranteed.
Humans, as a group, tend to mistake animal cunning and deviousness through low empathy as intellect (no emotions in the way, opportunistic, manipulative, etc), and award a-holes of the most intense variety the moniker of 'most successful'.
Above that, ability to integrate with the masses and popular systems declines, and success (contextual) is far from guaranteed.
Humans, as a group, tend to mistake animal cunning and deviousness through low empathy as intellect (no emotions in the way, opportunistic, manipulative, etc), and award a-holes of the most intense variety the moniker of 'most successful'.
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This analysis, as an eventual chain of thought - comes to a conclusion.
It requires humans of good disposition and intellect to step up to the plate, and break -to the bone and beyond- all systems of animal cunning and low empathy that attempt to dominate humanity and the disposition and direction of humanity's thought form.
If not, everything skews, and dies. That much is evident.
P loves my 8-legs, in fact he personally meets the ADI sales guy, babes on both arms of course.
IQ of 400, not age --- although the vampires manage to stay alive indefinitely, as long as they have fresh supplies of life force.
I do respect the guy for making an astonishing amount of money by knowing how the music business worked. And he is talented.
I was not kidding at one point he personally took interest in the sound his engineers were trying to achieve.
Besides which WAY under rated as a guitar player ..........................
Right on, brother Brad. With Kurt Vonnegut, probably one of the most daring minds of classic SciFi.
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