The Dilbert Guy’s Universal Fix…

November 27, 2006 | 4:13 PM

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, asks us: “What one simple problem could you eliminate – let’s say using magic – that would fix virtually every other problem in the world?”

My best candidate for a universal fix is to imbue us all with the knowledge of who is smarter than ourselves on any given topic. At the moment, without the benefit of that magical fix, we only have the power to accurately identify people who are dumber than us.

For example, I know for sure that my dog is dumber than me. I don’t have to make him take the SATs. It’s just obvious. And you probably know from your own experience that if you have an incredible idea of your own – the sort that is later proven to be genius because it works – that people around you will consider you a moron right up until the point your idea works. Then they’ll think you’re a lucky moron. Genius looks just like stupidity to the observer.

If I look at the range of opinions on any important topic – from global warming to geopolitical strategy – I can’t tell the difference between a super genius opinion and a moron opinion. Both opinions are different from my own. So for convenience, and because I like things in neat categories, I do the same thing that you do in that situation: I assume that everyone who disagrees with me is a moron.

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Identifying the one who is smarter in every situation. God. Well that was easy. Too easy, some would say. I guess I’m just a moron who got lucky.

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