You forgot to mention that intelligence is notoriously painful. ;P A boss of mine once said she'd grown up wishing she were pretty instead of smart and asked "Isn't that sad?" I thought it was the most ordinary thing I could think of. Killing our brain cells is a super-popular human activity and we do it without the deal being sweetened by a promise of beauty. In fact, we do it even when it makes us look awful.
That impertinence aside, I thought this was a cute article. You made it fun and said something that feels like a relief to hear. "Finally, somebody said it." I didn't even know I was waiting.