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Because intelligence requires energy. The path of least resistance in a social organism is not for each individual to become highly gifted in every aspect but rather disburse different members to specific abilities that benefits the whole.
We who place intelligence above all else, however, have a difficult time trusting other people to provide these benefits, so we put (inefficient) effort to help ourselves which demands more forethought than the average person and because of this we deem ourselves as intellectuals in comparison (even though the other strategy is brilliantly more cost effective).