does ACism require "strategic thinking?"

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Anyone can be a socialist -- all it requires is a kind of vague desire for some sort of "big brother" security. The desire for security on some level is as close to universal as you can get, so it's not surprising that socialism is attractive to a lot of people by default.

On the other hand, something else seems to be required to buy into ACism. Whatever it is, it appears that poker players have it more often than just about any other group of people. It's certainly not a desire for security and a low-stress environment. I suppose I'll postulate that it's somehow related to "strategic thinking" and a confidence that over the long term, correct strategy is far, far more important and valuable than short-term losses, which are viewed as inevitable but certainly acknowledge to be painful at times.

If I am moving in the right direction with this thought, I have to wonder the following: What fraction of a society is capable of this kind of thought? I don't think it can ever be a majority, except in somewhat artificial situations where the world's ACists all move to an island and creat "ACland" or the like. Certainly it seems unlikely to me that "strategic thinkers" will ever naturally outnumber "security wanters."

Is this just self-serving speculation on my part, or do you think this line of thought has genuine consequences for the future of ACism?