We do not realize the full extent of the difference between near and far futures. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Trying to explain the Mediterranean temperament to Slavs: Meds know how to have fun without necessarily getting drunk.

It is much harder to conceal one's envy than to detect that of others.

I can understand someone saying "listen, I love strangers but I am more comfortable w/my nationality, shared values" (homophily) or "neighbors get along better than rommates" (fractal localism). But making "others" genetically "inferior" using IQ "science" is quite sinister.