Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Andre Willers
15 Oct 2010

Synopsis:
A fascinating meme-pair formation . This is a stable chaotic attractor , involving two elements . It has a large relevance to all human and inhuman interactions .

Discussion .
I watched the remake of Sherlock Holmes (a complete transplant set in circa 2010) yesterday . It was even more gripping than the original set in 1890's .

Why ?

It illustrates the major problem in any society .
Not everybody is equal in capability .

It being an interacting society , we need only to examine a two-person interaction . This a minimum necessary sufficient .

This particular case:
A sociopathic , high intelligence (Sherlock) forms a meme-pair with a high-moral , median intelligence (Watson) .

They complement each other . Both can survive better in combination than separately.

This strikes a chord with humans , hence the enduring Holmes franchise .

But it is more than that .
It helps to explain why sociopathy has not been weeded out by natural selection .

The Sidekick .
Every hero has a sidekick . Indeed , without the sidekick the hero would be hunted and killed as just another sociopathic threat .

They are also called disciples in a religious context .Or Mentorees in business.

What it is:
A mechanism for incorporating HyperSmart individuals into the body corporate by using multiple-meme pairing . Note Eastern Master-Pupil relationships or Western Mentor-Mentoree relationships .

Note that the Master/Mentor needs the relationship more than the pupils , otherwise they would excluded from societal benefits or even be hunted down actively .

Simply put .
Society will accept a smart-stupid pair where it would reject either on their own .
This goes back to Toba .
Meme structures which were set in place then .
Hypersmarts will run away with self-interest , while stupids cannot generate new wealth .

Sex:
It has very little to do with sex .
Meme-pairs are usually asexual (notice Sherlock-Watson) . Hypersmarts are not very interested in breeding competitors , hence their dearth .

Which are you ?
Most Stupids care about being seen as smart , while HyperSmarts don't care .
(Hypersmarts in this context have a limited context of IQ 200-300 . Maybe they will change their tune in relation to IQ levels way beyond 300 ?)

Ho-ho-ho !

Andre