IQ is a great indicator of intelligence, in that the second you see someone obsessing over it online, you can usually conclude they’re dumb as rocks. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co... - ThreadSky

seamas.bsky.social • 300 days ago

IQ is a great indicator of intelligence, in that the second you see someone obsessing over it online, you can usually conclude they’re dumb as rocks.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-columnists/arid-41430658.html

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signesjohansen.bsky.social•91 days ago

Hah, so true

acraggsesq.bsky.social•300 days ago

I think if somebody wants to science up their racist idea that white people are just plain smarter, then a culturally biased IQ test sure comes in handy. Also, it's really funny all the ads for IQ tests on the page!

steveaggy.bsky.social•91 days ago

I have encountered very few, but indeed, every person I have met who said they were a member of MENSA were always insufferable twits.

brooketohimself.bsky.social•91 days ago

lol. reminds me of @jamieloftus.bsky.social 's My Year in Mensa. i bet those boys could talk a good IQ game. i love 'astrology for racists' anyway, that's fun. https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/mensa/mensa-annual-gathering-jamie-loftus

rwilks.bsky.social•91 days ago

Thanks for resharing! I give you this great achievement in targeted advertising.

seamas.bsky.social•91 days ago

Haha, this is exactly what I wanted.

rwilks.bsky.social•91 days ago

It makes me less concerned about recently being served a lot of targeted AfD ads.

madammem.bsky.social•91 days ago

If someone obsesses over aspects of other human beings (e.g. IQ, skull size, hand or feet size, etc) I find it indicates a large insecurity in themselves and their place in life.

They are usually also assholes. So best just to avoid them if one can.

jodami.bsky.social•300 days ago

I remember the BBC did a IQ test TV show, and I got a good score.

“Yeah super-genius, I am!”

Me trying to navigate the online holiday booking system my job has, which isn’t really complicated.

“What is going on? Why is it doing this? Why does the universe hate me?”

It’s a crock of shite.

moiness.bsky.social•300 days ago

I did a Mensa test as a teen. I was intelligent enough to join Mensa but not stupid enough to think it meant anything more than I could pass IQ tests.

jodami.bsky.social•300 days ago

They are definitely biased to a certain way of thinking, which does lead me to question their overall usefulness in defining such a nebulous term as intelligence.

moiness.bsky.social•300 days ago

They are rubbish. Like 11+ tests are rubbish.

We need to be honest about what exams actually prove.

University was a shock because I thought I would be surrounded by really bright people.

Nope.

pyxl-8.com•300 days ago

I think the other aspect of this you didn’t touch on is that you have losers who are somewhat intelligent (or at least were told they were at a young age), clinging to their ability to do puzzles as proof that the squandered potential was there and to place blame on the world for their failed lives

moderndaybartleby.bsky.social•91 days ago

📌

phlkn.bsky.social•91 days ago

I thought it was an American thing. I have never seen an IQ test before, I can't conceive of what it would test or how. Maybe people used to do them in the 1950s?

janbats.bsky.social•91 days ago

📌

omnigroove.bsky.social•300 days ago

Tested as "gifted" at age 10.
Tested and graded at 153 in my twenties.

And yet still have never had, nor been offered employment in anything above manual trades or customer service.

IQ is crap. And a big brain is useful mostly only for party tricks.

dampscot.bsky.social•300 days ago

Agreed. They usually consist of learnable tricks and puzzles

ronanmc.bsky.social•91 days ago

Yeah, but thats just a low-IQ opinion.

amagire.bsky.social•300 days ago

IQ testing is an objective, balanced, culturally-neutral way to assign a numerical value to how likely someone is to pay mensa dues

underfoot.bsky.social•91 days ago

I spat my coffee

thesewphist.bsky.social•91 days ago

I was gearing up at the first half of your sentence, but nah, you're all good, carry on.

magnificocleary.bsky.social•91 days ago

The Bell-curve/Bell-end correlation expresses itself across a number of significant datasets

apnudd.bsky.social•91 days ago

I have a really low IQ because I have dyscalculia, but I also have a history degree so 🤷

kayfourbee.bsky.social•300 days ago

Do you have a bet on about how bad you can make your mentions on Twitter?

seamas.bsky.social•300 days ago

Swear to God my next column will be about the weather.

oisinmcgann.bsky.social•300 days ago

Have you tried writing about JK Rowling? She doesn't get much attention these days.

maniagnosis.bsky.social•300 days ago

"You said wot about rain?!!!!"

😡🤬🤬⛈️⛈️

hexadecibelle.bsky.social•300 days ago

the number of arguments i’ve had with people about this. eventually i grew up and realised it was easier to just nod and say “yes that is a very impressive number, you must be a very special boy”.

aaroncheater.bsky.social•91 days ago

I don’t even know my IQ level

petefrasermusic.bsky.social•300 days ago

The old ‘how do you know someone doesn’t have a TV/is vegan/etc…’ joke works absolutely flawlessly for ‘how do you know someone’s a member of Mensa?’

mfreeman.bsky.social•91 days ago

Happy to report I don’t know a single person who knows their IQ, or least has mentioned it. No clue how you’d even find out.

armathearly.bsky.social•80 days ago

You didn’t mention IQ, he didn’t mention race. Sounds like you both made inferences. 🤷🏻‍♂️

melhistorygeek.bsky.social•300 days ago

i have a kid with part of his IQ score at 85 and another bit at 140 the ed pysch said an IQ number made no sense in his context! We at least we able to work out accommodations for him and appropriate help. He got to Cambridge for a SEND kid that is bloody miraculous. IQ is a joke.

teresasm.bsky.social•300 days ago

I think the only useful application is to actually look at the areas where someone does well so as to suggest things they might put their effort in if they're struggling in other areas. That way they can get a bump in confidence.

melhistorygeek.bsky.social•300 days ago

proper testing rather than one number is nuanced. for my son it meant we could direct appropriate help - the raw IQ was a total waste of time. It meant that most teachers understood when he was struggling.

iaingrant9.bsky.social•91 days ago

Guess which adverts popped up between paragraphs.

ostrichson.bsky.social•300 days ago

Broke: Obsessing over IQ.

Woke: Obsessing over QI.

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