Mensa and other high IQ societies consist of people who have enough time to dedicate to being in a high IQ society.
That should tell you enough about the motivation and mindset of the people in it.
Like everyone there was probably technically intelligent, but they've convinced themselves that that alone was enough to lead them to the land of milk and honey. Like they say, hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. Being intelligent isn't enough, you have to acquire knowledge and you have to apply that knowledge.