I’ve had a nagging sense of wrongness about #1, not so much about #5, which were the two that I knew the truth about.
While it might be true that intelectuals have trouble adapting to military lifestyle, actual combat is a whole different animal in that respect. It is also different from the type of fighting that goes on in typical civilian life.
Other than that, why would you assume that intelectuals wouldn’t be better predisposed to figguring out what they’re supposed to do to stay alive and accomplish the mission? Particularly as they’re more used to thinking than the average guy.
Hello, I’m a physics student from Croatia, though I’ve attended a combined physics and computer science program (study programs here are very specific) for couple of years at a previous university that I left, though my high school specialization is in economy. I am currently working towards my bachelor’s degree in physics.
I have no idea how I learned of this site, though it was probably trough some transhumanist channels (there’s a lot of half-forgotten bits and pieces of information floating in my mind, so I can’t be sure). Lately I’ve started reading the core sequences, mostly on my cell phone, while traveling (it avoids tab explosions). So far I’ve encountered a lot of what I’ve already considered or concluded for myself in a more expanded form.