Oh it does have a lot to do with intelligence, or more specifically, the idea that educated people "think" they're intelligent. It's pure vanity. They covet those letters after their name. They're in love with their titles of Dr., Counselor, Your Honor, etc. Those diplomas are hung with care. But funny how those diplomas never say their class rank. Like No Name McStain, didn't he graduate at the bottom of his class at Annapolis? They fancy themselves elites and the reasoning that follows is you can always trust another elite. Thus they follow people like Fauci and trust he's an expert in his field. In their mind, only elites can be experts because they're highly educated. The reasoning is totally flawed and I hope some big name elites get arrested sooner vs. later.