A Harvard admissions counselor found the gap between students with an IQ of ~130 and those with ~160 only grew with time.
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The hope was if you gave high IQ and super-high IQ people access to the same resources, the gap between the two groups would not grow. Presumably the 130 IQ group would be able to do more than people with an IQ of 80. But the gap remained.
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It means even if you have a high IQ and presumably the ability to learn, despite all those advantages, you will be unable to "catch up" to someone with a higher IQ.
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That scene in Gattaca where the main character beats the genetically superior man would actually end with the main character drowning in real life.

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In other words, there doesn't seem to be diminishing returns to IQ. There's more to life than IQ of course. It doesn't guarantee wisdom or kindness. It doesn't reduce the value of a human life to one variable.
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Anything that is not sufficiently abstract in nature is of little to no interest to the very intelligent. It is very difficult for them to find meaning in what is common and meaningful for the rest. There are diminishing returns as far as being part of society is concerned.
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Well it's not without its downsides of course. High IQ comes with a certain alienation because if the gap is large enough, communication breaks down. I meant diminishing returns with respect to its power to understanding.
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It's not the most important factor in life, but it is important and there doesn't seem to be a way to significantly improve it. It's sad actually. Jordan P once said IQ is your ability to answer a question. People's lives might be easier with a higher IQ.
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