Firefox mentioned a potential reason for drinking is to "blot out thinking about things like your own mortality, life & the universe, essentially the point of existence."

I don't think intelligent people need to do that more so than any other people.  I think most people in general come to terms with their "own mortality, life & the universe, essentially the point of existence" irregardless of intelligence.

No, it is certainly the political issues which drive one to drink, I think.

"The most intelligent and most ethical individuals perceive the following first: due to the systemically unjust structure of civilization, the pursuit and fulfillment of individual economic opportunity inevitably comes at the expense of economic opportunity of others."

hhahahha he's a cocky ignorant kid. He's like a 14 year old Wiccan offering you the secrets of the universe. Is this the desired level of discourse on this forum, that of dumb pre-teens and early teens? Ignore the spammer. Do it out of self-respect. Do it out of respect for others. Do it out of embarrassment. Just do it.

Edit: He can't be serious. This is why we know he's trolling. Or SO stupid we shouldn't encourage him to speak in public. The absolute retardation of what he posts is over-the-top. He's talking about the productivity of man like it's static and economic activity is a zero-sum-game. FIVE YEAR OLDS are smarter than that. It's not worth even explaining here. It's not a matter of opinion that when I go out and produce something that others judge worth paying me for, I've not stolen. Nobody was hurt that I produced something and was thanked by society in the forum of currency for my labor. It's a fact that things like this are false and absolutely stupid. It's a fact that, trolling or genuinely retarded, we shouldn't be letting this forum be pulled down to this level.

We're talking about the "best" ethically and "brightest" intellectually.  What place is there for the "best" and "brightest" in a society which by their participation in it furthers the process by which the worst and brightest rather than the best and brightest gain political power?  The "best" would participate in such a system as little as possible.

"he considers his knowledge and experience bank to be the grand sum of all human knowledge and experience and makes theories based on them, and places himself at the centre / most heroic position of the theory"

This accusation is unwarranted.  When I have come to the point where I am not confident in my postulations, I indicate as such.  I do, however, see conclusive evidence of the accuracy of my theories, subjective as they may be.  I don't claim to have objective conclusive evidence of them.

"Obviously there is plenty wrong with the model in the first place, especially the assumption that only intelligent people are ethical and only ethical people are intelligent."

Nono.  I made it clear that there were both evil and ethical genius types.

"people who are both ethical and intelligent are long term planners"

Problem with this is that evil genius types can also be long-term planners.

"the short-term thinkers are the ones that get into power"

Evidence of this?  There are many positions of power, some held by long-term planners and some by short-term planners, the majority of whom, as evidenced by the sociological effect their plans have had on society overall, are either evil genius-types or unintelligent, which is in and of itself objective evidence (although not conclusive evidence mind you) of the veracity of my theory.

"The question becomes why haven't the intelligent + ethical people done anything about it"

Granted.  This is the question; the whole point of the thread.  Why do (people like Xeno) drink alcohol instead of doing something about it?

"the answer would be that this position in world history is new and that group of individuals have not collected their ideas and purpose into a collective voice yet, and it is possible that they never will, if because the evolution of our society is towards a greedier, more individualistic  model"

I would like to add, " and, overall, a less intelligent human species."