There was a time, not too far in memory, when the value of being human wasn't about our intellectual prowess[^1]. We were creative with the human worth thing: being there in the time of need, faith, nobility or being a well-dreaded, literally-bloody viking full of beads in your beard.

Yes, I fear we will stop being the top of the food chain[^2]. But by god weren't we getting bored? Maybe getting off our high horses and going into the weeds won't be such a bad thing.

[^1] And even today, if you go to parties and keep bouncing into people that have no trouble picking up intellectually stimulating topics, you are in a lucky minority.

[^2]: More about my fears, which are unhealthy and you don't have to read but I feel compelled to include citations: https://w.ouzu.im/aweb/unhinged