> A “best mind” should be capable of empathy and have a broad societal view of consequences for their actions

Empathy and introspection are so 20th century. They are a hindrance when your aim is to make as much money and put it on fire as quickly as possible. Because somehow that’s how we decided to measure success.

Another user posted this article earlier https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/introspection-andr... which was interesting