Nobody asked for brains (ability to discuss geopolitics for instance) - but an opinion and/or ability to do more than blindly stare at a phone screen counts for something...
As for the "uneducated" having "brains" or not... well, as we see from this forum, no matter what column they fit into - that doesn't stop them from spewing their opinions and thoughts all over the interwebs, at least for Farangs. In any case - I've found my little niche of women that entertain me, only problem is now when I sit down at a bar and hear some meat bag say "you want lady take care?"* I need to take a deep breath and count down from 10 so the bottle doesn't go flying. Easy fix though, don't go to bars and save money while having more fun.
Anyway - after 50 years of industrial scale bar complexes - I think both businesses and customers have successfully sorted themselves and the reason everything has become so monotonous in terms of location, concept, and model.
*Because what? I came here to watch paint dry? Dumb question.