Recently, I’ve been seeing more and more highly educated people talking about politics, economics, and society on YouTube and X. Their logic is clear, backed by theories and data, and what they say often sounds “right.”

But still, I can’t help but feel… something’s off.

 

What I feel is a lack of sensitivity to fundamental, structural change.

 

 

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Academic Elitism and Eugenics-Like Thinking

 

In Japan, academic credentials—especially high test scores—have long been used as a symbol of “competence.”

Our politics, bureaucracy, big corporations, and media are all run by those who succeeded in that system.

 

This creates a social structure that resembles eugenics in a way.

Those considered “capable” determine what counts as excellence, and those who don’t fit that mold are quietly dismissed.

 

 

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The Danger of the Word “Excellence”

 

“Excellence” is often treated as if it’s some absolute standard.

But in truth, excellence depends entirely on perspective and context.

 

When we let a select few define what “excellence” is, we risk creating a society that cuts off the possibility of alternative intelligence and unseen potential.

 

To be honest, I sometimes feel:

 

> “Do we really need to define who’s excellent?

Isn’t trying to do so—seriously, rigidly—a little… unwise?”

 

 

 

 

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Why Academic Elites Struggle with Structural Shifts

 

The more educated someone is, the more knowledge and theory they tend to have.

But today’s world isn’t just dealing with surface-level problems—it’s undergoing deep structural transformation.

 

Money and markets are no longer central; trust itself is being rebuilt.

 

Technology is shifting us from centralized to decentralized systems.

 

We’ve entered an age where there is no clear ‘correct answer’.

 

 

In times like this, what’s needed isn’t just logic or knowledge.

It’s the sensitivity to feel changes, and the ability to express intuitive truths that don’t fit neatly into academic frameworks.

 

Ironically, those traits seem less connected to education level than we’ve been led to believe.

 

 

 

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ZONE: A Personal Experiment in Living Differently

 

Through my ZONE Project, I’m experimenting with a new kind of lifestyle—one that doesn’t rely on central authority, but grows through decentralized connection and resonance.

 

Using music, VR, and Web3, I’m trying to build a value system that arises not from credentials, but from the unique vibrations that exist between people.

 

This world isn’t built on test scores or qualifications.

It’s intuitive. Emotional. Almost animistic.

 

 

 

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In Closing

 

I’m not trying to deny the value of education or intelligence.

But I do feel uncomfortable with a world that treats those things as the sole markers of excellence.

 

> What we call “excellence” should never be frozen into a single shape.

 

And perhaps the power to see the truth lies in the simple act of trusting our own sense of discomfort.