@Nick_B_Steves There's a positive correlation between athletic ability and intelligence for most of the population, but this breaks down
@Nick_B_Steves I'd say that the dichotomy was apparently much less stark in the 60s because nerds had relatively high status. The dichotomy
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@Nick_B_Steves itself is partly about status. Nerdy activities lost status by the 80s, and nerds became targets of ridicule then. -
@Nick_B_Steves I suspect there were always shy, unathletic, smaller males who dominated the top 1% IQ scene, but not much notice was taken -
@Nick_B_Steves I've been in high school, and I've spent time around places like MIT, and I can tell you the stereotypes are all true. -
@HbdNrx I'm not denying stereotypes are true TODAY. Denying they were true 50 yrs ago. More spec: not true for White Goy grps historically. -
@Nick_B_Steves@HbdNrx maybe as life got easier for the average person, those devoted to abstract intellectual pursuits get softer. -
@Nick_B_Steves@HbdNrx being tough and capable to a certain extent was required and/or more advisable the further you delve into the past. -
@robvfour@Nick_B_Steves this is a possibility -
@HbdNrx@Nick_B_Steves you also have so much more stuff to captivate a math oriented mind when computers become available. - 1 more reply
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