they go hand in hand. a deprecation of general competency gave way to an emergence of necessary biological warnings. this manifested in the emergence of rapidly-developing "schizophrenia" and "autism" in the populace. these predispositions can grant an individual the ability to hyperfocus (see trend of "adhd"), leading to the development of said philosopher-king at a time of high necessity within the wider genetic mind of the species. this is what is unfolding currently. these people will be the ones that manage this imbalance. if we just murder all of them or lock them in a box after feeding them drugs, we're not going to make much progress.
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