It's not a question of intelligence, it's willpower. Agreeableness on the big five personality model.
Most people have not had experiences which teach them the merits of going against the crowd. Without those past experiences, it would be easier for them to drop in on the big air jump at X-games than rebel now. And the red bull athletes didn't start on the big air jump, they started as kids on a 1' jump in their driveway.
There is a ritual element as well. Society is being initiated into something new. We all have a good guess as to what it is from the symbology. Rituals and symbols tap into a part of the brain that is deeper than critical thought.
It's not a question of intelligence, it's willpower. Agreeableness on the big five personality model.
Most people have not had experiences which teach them the merits of going against the crowd. Without those past experiences, it would be easier for them to drop in on the big air jump at X-games than rebel now. And the red bull athletes didn't start on the big air jump, they started as kids on a 1' jump in their driveway.
There is a ritual element as well. Society is being initiated into something new. We all have a good guess as to what it is from the symbology. Rituals and symbols tap into a part of the brain that is deeper than critical thought.