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    1. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Curtis Houck

      Whenever a leftist seriously suggests that median manual laborers can code, it reminds me that some people have zero conception of what real knowledge work is actually like / how hard it is, what the IQ distribution is really like, or how rare top tier intelligence is.https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1324896645297954816 …

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      Curtis HouckVerified account @CurtisHouck
      On ABC, Rahm Emanuel literally says a Biden White House should tell people laid off from retail stores like JC Penney to learn to code. He actually said this. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/xlSnVi7445
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    2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      2/ ...and this makes it clear that these folks live in a world where intelligence really doesn't matter, and doesn't predict outcomes. They world is one of perceptions, bullshit, justifications, spin, and more. Eloi.

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    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Karl K. Gallagher

      3/ Threadhttps://twitter.com/KarlKGallagher/status/1325138522940977153?s=19 …

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      Karl K. Gallagher @KarlKGallagher
      I read Freddie deBoer's The Cult of Smart to see the take of a leftie who does believe intelligence matters. He went on at great length about how schools sort for intelligence and there's some people who just can't learn algebra. https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1325059484339875840 …
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    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Ideoprax

      4/ Nohttps://twitter.com/Ideoprax/status/1325251359151587328?s=19 …

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      Ideoprax @Ideoprax
      Replying to @MorlockP
      The difference in 'intelligence' between a Calculus inventing Newton, and a burger flipping Yahoo isn't that big, regardless of IQ scores... The X axis is just extened to make 'smart' folks feel better aobut themselves than they deserve. If Chimps can learn how to use tools...
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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Ideoprax

      5/ No. This is a well studied topic, and IQ / intelligence is real, replicates, predicts dozens of things, and is even strongly correlated w reaction speed.https://twitter.com/Ideoprax/status/1325255086474399744?s=19 …

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      Ideoprax @Ideoprax
      Replying to @SporkLiftDriver @MorlockP
      'IQ' is a good measure for people WILLING to learn the literacy & numeracy subjects necessary for high scores on IQ tests. Otherwise, it's a bag of shit.
      4 replies 1 retweet 16 likes
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    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted José Camões Silva

      6/https://twitter.com/josecamoessilva/status/1325255248798117888?s=19 …

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      José Camões Silva @josecamoessilva
      This is almost precisely the opposite of reality; the difference between good and great and between great and excellent in knowledge work fields is, if anything, increasing by orders of magnitude. IQ too coarse a measure here. Or, in @MorlockP's shorter version: No. https://twitter.com/Ideoprax/status/1325251359151587328 …
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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Ideoprax

      7/ No.https://twitter.com/Ideoprax/status/1325255745533784065?s=19 …

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      Ideoprax @Ideoprax
      Replying to @ouranometrian @MorlockP
      Didn't say there's no difference, just that it's not as big as the difference you see looking at a 0-200 IQ plot. Yeah, you need to be a genius to invent new maths, but people far less smart are capable of learning what you did and how to do it themselves.
      5:57 PM - 7 Nov 2020
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        2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Ideoprax

          8/ Eye / hand reaction speed correlates something like 0.5 with IQ, IIRC. Mechanical puzzles. Word problems. Back before universal literacy everyone knew who was clever and who was slow.https://twitter.com/Ideoprax/status/1325256079253626880?s=19 …

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          Ideoprax @Ideoprax
          Replying to @MorlockP
          How are you going to measure IQ in people that didn't learn literacy and numeracy in school? If you try, they're getting low scores.
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        3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Eric w/ one wild life

          9/ I agree with your cabinetmaker analogy. Most people couldn't be cabinetmakers, FWIW. It's a skilled craft.https://twitter.com/MutualArising/status/1325257114365923329?s=19 …

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          Eric w/ one wild life @MutualArising
          Replying to @MorlockP
          Nah. I’m a coder that has consistently scored 135-140 in IQ tests over the course of my life. Much of what I do is basic tradework, craft, care. No different than a decent cabinet maker. There’s a place for new algorithms but much code is just a trade that most ppl can learn.
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        4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Nov 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted  🍂 The Pectrichory  🍄

          10/ 👉https://twitter.com/The_Petrichory/status/1325060320218370048?s=19 …

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           🍂 The Pectrichory  🍄 @The_Petrichory
          Replying to @MorlockP
          Rockstar programmers even see the distribution in coding ability in their own industry. The less/(in-)competent ones write it off as ego, but when it comes to especially gnarly debugging, for example, everyone knows exactly who to ask.
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