Yeah but when you are smart enough, you really DON'T WANT to do that, not in today's world. Although Aristotle did state that born-Philosophers should definitely run things for the rest of people. Still, in today's world, knowing what those who actually run the world do to people to make them comply, and then do to them when they DON'T comply with their wishes, is enough to keep one away. The first thing being smart gets used for is preservation of one's life and freedom. The second one is the pursuit of higher ideals. There is no "choice" in this: it is self-evident.