Dubayoo wrote:More intelligent people would at last exploit them later on after they developed somewhat, but the most intelligent people would never exploit others, constantly giving them the opportunity to develop while freely exchanging with them into the future. Not only does that let others fully actualize their potential, but it gives you the best possible partner to cooperate with so you actualize your potential together.
If we let the other guy prosper, how do we know that he isn't going to dominate us in the future? That's why the empire has to keep on growing to destroy its opponents. That's why companies try to achieve a monopoly in their field of business. Both, empires and monopolies, use delayed gratification to achieve a future state in which their power can't be challenged, even if such a state is unattainable.
There is a difference between a calculating intelligence that strives to outdo the opponent and the wisdom that is able to take the interest of the whole into account. In a way, the former needs to be overcome before the latter can prevail.