>>51789
I didn't mean to diagnose him since I haven't read the story, just demonstrate an analytical process, as you said, he had something wrong and others did pick it up correctly, even if the outcome was undesirable.
The "hivemind" of human behavior, be it cultural or genetical, tends to be way smarter than the individuals and than what most pseudo-intellectuals give it credit for. It is just oriented to perpetuate some genes at any cost, rather than bring about utopia.

We live in that machine, forgetting that can easily make you a victim of it or a monster.