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If everyone who answers this poll were arranged on a spectrum of least to most intelligent, you'd be in the:

Bottom 25%
8.3%
Lower 25-50%
13.5%
Upper 50-75%
36.7%
Top 25%
41.5%

7,146 votesFinal results

4:39 PM · Aug 4, 2019

Geoffrey Miller

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NB this isn't just a meta-poll. I think it requires third-order meta-meta reasoning if you take it seriously, and if you're answering a retweeted version of it.

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Intelligence can't be measured linearly.

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Michael Andersson

@MAndersson1968

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There's a 97% chance that I'm within 2σ of the median intelligence.

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lol at everyone thinking they're above average in a self selected group of other, likely-to-be-smart people

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Oliver Merriweather

@selfsimilarself

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This is pretty smart.

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Idk, i went to a Mensa meetup once and wasn't impressed.

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Judging by the results so far, self-esteem doesn't seem to be a huge problem in this group...

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Haha, predictably lopsided results probably partially due to selection effects, but are any of us really surprised that >1/2 think they're in the top 1/2?

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