I once told an old Karen that inteligent people bore average intelligence people because they don't understand what they are talking about.
I told her that average intelligence people bore inteligent people because they don't discuss anything interesting.
MSM is aimed to inform and miss-inform the average person and profit is no longer mission one. Average IQ ranges around 90-100. They see something form their opinion and will stay steadfast in that belief.
Money was nice, but keeping the sleeping giant asleep is mission #1.
Debunk
Lol.
I wanted to post something in praise of how correct OPs "you bore me, I bore you" analogy is, but I can't compete with this comment. Well done.
That said, the truly well rounded intellect should make an effort to match their conversation level with that of their audience. It's polite, and gracious, and it serves to raise the overall understanding of both the "higher" and "lower" IQ participants.
A lot of other comments here touched on the emotional IQ aspect very well, and I'm glad to see it.
Sorry for putting all this in your comment u/catchlightning - I really just wanted to let you know I loved your joke. Lol, no need to reply, my "sermon" wasn't directed at you.?