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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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    Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb 6 Jul 2019

    IQ testing is like making cars compete in a racetrack, and use it to make claims about their ability to cross a dense forest (with unpaved roads) such as the Amazon.

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      1. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb 7 Jul 2019

        Incidentally, the country IQ for Lebanon is total fraud. It was designed by a fraudulent group [see tweets]. Even proxies don't compute, since math education level is higher than Western Europe.

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      1. Pratyush‏ @_Pratyush__ 6 Jul 2019
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        IQ proves nothing in real world scenarios. But why do charlatans use it. How can some people lack conscience?? Even they know that you are right but they lack the humility to accept.

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      1. Bizlet  🔺‏ @bizlet7 6 Jul 2019
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        Instead of using IQ. Just come out and say we don't want African and Muslim immigrants because their cultures and values fundamentally conflict with our own and it's not a good fit. When people aren't allowed to have frank statements they have to turn to something else.

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      1. Wes Westerson‏ @wes_westerson 6 Jul 2019
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        IQ testing is a way for Jordan Peterson to try to make himself relevant.

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      1. Stanislav Yurin‏ @stan_yurin 6 Jul 2019
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        Iqllectuals: "OK let's pave Amazon"

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      1. Nina Koch‏ @KochNina 6 Jul 2019
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        Yes! Why do people believe that there is a single, linear quantity known as "intelligence"? The idea that you could put people in order along this one dimension is ridiculous.

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      1. Holger Waldenberger‏ @HolgerWaldenber 6 Jul 2019
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        More than 240 "experts" actually fave this ! 😆😆

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      2. CapitalTeeTruth‏ @CapitalTeeTruth 6 Jul 2019
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        It’s a little like that except it DOES seem to be generally predictive regarding various success metrics that we use to measure life

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      3. RaceRealist‏ @Race__Realist 6 Jul 2019
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        It's "predictive ability" is due to circularity.

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      1. Oliver Omicronwell‏ @interpretantion 6 Jul 2019
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        Same issue I have with people lauding AlphaGo has some kind of sign of "artificial intelligence".

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