@Jkqyl I'm not really sure why you're arguing that if only people put in more work they'll score substantially better on these tests.
@Jkqyl I agree that some people are better at some things, sure. sometimes smart people are bad at, for example, writing
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@HbdNrx This will make them appear dumber on IQ test even if they have more potential at some specific thing than higher IQ people. -
@Jkqyl one number won't capture everything, but it's still useful -
@HbdNrx Is it useful when you don't allow this guy to specialize potentially? He might not be able to breed. -
@Jkqyl who said anything about not allowing specialization? -
@HbdNrx You're incentivising being good at whatever selection of skills are on an IQ test. -
@Jkqyl these are general abilities, aptitude, brainpower--things not easily trainable -
@HbdNrx You have no reason to believe that. Your examples are not of comparable time spent as it takes on other disciplines. music/etc -
@Jkqyl you have no reason to believe in your position here - 7 more replies
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