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Right, and you seemed to imply that smartness can be measured in how many live copies of one's genes one manages to produce.

Sort of. The idea that we're somehow smarter today is nonsense on stilts.

we are not smarter, but we have access to more knowledge

I wonder about that. How much of the knowledge we're exposed to is actually true?

Smartest was 10-15 years ago. Flynn effect reversed.