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12 October 2020 at 08:13 AM
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30 years ago IQs in Hong Kong were ~90. Most successful eugenics program of all time, clearly (/s if not obvious)


US is 26th


by coordi

30 years ago IQs in Hong Kong were ~90. Most successful eugenics program of all time, clearly (/s if not obvious)US is 26th

Weren't you the fellow who was trying to persuade me that sportsmen have a high IQ because they calculate the trajectory of the projectile in their head? Yep, I'm, pretty sure that was you.


My argument was that really low IQ football players must have some alternate IQ going on thus making IQ a dumb measurement

What I just posted kind of proves my point. You can just read stuff and your IQ changes. Seems dumb




the fact that Republicans feel compelled to spend money in a Tennessee district that
Trump won by 22 points is the sort of thing that should alarm GOP incumbents everywhere


by rickroll

I don't appreciate being doxxed like this.


by d2_e4

A reliable hallmark of a genuinely witty person is reminding their audience that they are funny on a regular basis.

Dude....


by coordi

30 years ago IQs in Hong Kong were ~90. Most successful eugenics program of all time, clearly (/s if not obvious)US is 26th

I'm sure this is a highly-reliable list since all countries administer the exact same IQ tests in precisely the same manner to exactly the same demographic groups. And, of course, governments are always Honest Abe's when reporting data for the world to see.

/s


by geezerchess

I'm sure this is a highly-reliable list since all countries administer the exact same IQ tests in precisely the same manner to exactly the same demographic groups. And, of course, governments are always Honest Abe's when reporting data for the world to see.

/s

Have at it champ

https://openpsych.net/files/papers/Parra...

One of the biggest predictors of IQ is GDP per capita


by coordi

Have at it champ

https://openpsych.net/files/papers/Parra...

One of the biggest predictors of IQ is GDP per capita

Thanks, coordi!

Makes sense that there would be a strong correlation between IQ and per-capita GDP. Smart people are generally better at figuring out how to make money than dumb people.

Full Disclosure: I'm a 'smart' person, but never figured out how to make $$$.


Full Disclosure: you're not.


by jalfrezi

Full Disclosure: you're not.

In the education-level/IQ sense I am 'technically' smart.

I did earn a B.A. in Philosophy after all.

I agree I'm certainly not as smart now, thanks (in part) to being an old man and 25 years of psychotropics.

addendum: And I was a chess Expurt (USCF 2000+)


The Italian dream


by coordi

The Italian dream

Damn, we found the perfect girl for Lucio but he's not here to see.


Good to see Luciom's happy in exile from this forum.


by geezerchess

In the education-level/IQ sense I am 'technically' smart.

I did earn a B.A. in Philosophy after all.

I agree I'm certainly not as smart now, thanks (in part) to being an old man and 25 years of psychotropics.

addendum: And I was a chess Expurt (USCF 2000+)

Why were you doing acid for 25 years when most of us did it a few times for one or two?


by geezerchess

I did earn a B.A. in Philosophy after all.

I'm not sure that's indicative of "smart".


by geezerchess

In the education-level/IQ sense I am 'technically' smart.

I did earn a B.A. in Philosophy after all.

I agree I'm certainly not as smart now, thanks (in part) to being an old man and 25 years of psychotropics.

addendum: And I was a chess Expurt (USCF 2000+)

AI

The phrase "every man can be a chess expert" is
a reference to a claim attributed to former World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker, though the exact wording and context can vary. The sentiment behind it suggests that a person with no talent or knowledge could reach a high level of chess proficiency given sufficient study and practice,..


by jalfrezi

Why were you doing acid for 25 years when most of us did it a few times for one or two?

They were prescription meds from the good folks at the Medical-Industrial Complex. (e.g. Seroquel, Prozac, Melarill, etc...)

Messed me up pretty good.


by Montrealcorp

AI

I kinda agree with this. If someone of 'average' intelligence studied chess for hours a day for many years they could probably reach USCF 2000.


by geezerchess

In the education-level/IQ sense I am 'technically' smart.

I did earn a B.A. in Philosophy after all.

I agree I'm certainly not as smart now, thanks (in part) to being an old man and 25 years of psychotropics.

addendum: And I was a chess Expurt (USCF 2000+)

Of course you are smart. Don't compare yourself to all the geniuseses around here


by Didace

I'm not sure that's indicative of "smart".

Philosophy majors tend to do exceptionally well on the LSAT.


by geezerchess

They were prescription meds from the good folks at the Medical-Industrial Complex. (e.g. Seroquel, Prozac, Melarill, etc...)

Messed me up pretty good.

I haven't heard Prozac described as a psychotropic before but it does sound a poor concoction. Sorry to hear that.


by chezlaw

Of course you are smart. Don't compare yourself to all the geniuseses around here

It takes a real geniusese to know a geniusese.


by jalfrezi

It takes a real geniusese to know a geniusese.

Cant have two many geniuseseses

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