Re: "the item the author of the article fails to address"
The shouting down bit is part of a specific set of neuro-circuity that is now known to be absent in 75% of the human population (you can find it - or its absence - on a medium-resolution active MRI, and they even know which gene generates the required neuro-structures it in those who have it).
Lacking that particular mental ability in no way effects general intelligence, but it does make for phenomenally ineffective decision-making abilities!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
