Why would this notion be obvious? Seems just as likely, if not more, that in a more complicated domain your ability to achieve your goals hits diminishing returns w.r.t intelligence more quickly than in simple environments. If that is the case the ‘disadvantage of weaker minds’ will be smaller, not larger.
(I don’t find the presented analogy very convincing, especially in the ‘complicated domain’ example of modern Russia overpowering medieval Earth, since it is only obvious if we imagine the entire economy/infrastructure/resources of Russia. Consider instead the thought experiment of say 200 people armed with 21st century knowledge but nothing else, and it seems not so obvious they’ll be easily able to ‘roll-over 11th-century Earth’).
Why would this notion be obvious? Seems just as likely, if not more, that in a more complicated domain your ability to achieve your goals hits diminishing returns w.r.t intelligence more quickly than in simple environments. If that is the case the ‘disadvantage of weaker minds’ will be smaller, not larger.
(I don’t find the presented analogy very convincing, especially in the ‘complicated domain’ example of modern Russia overpowering medieval Earth, since it is only obvious if we imagine the entire economy/infrastructure/resources of Russia. Consider instead the thought experiment of say 200 people armed with 21st century knowledge but nothing else, and it seems not so obvious they’ll be easily able to ‘roll-over 11th-century Earth’).