"Despite the fact that low IQ is correlated with negative outcomes in a large number of areas and afflicts around 15 percent of the population, we seem incapable of treating it like any other public health problem." I have thoughts on this.https://quillette.com/2018/08/25/the-dangers-of-ignoring-cognitive-inequality/ …
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Well, one thought: Everyone says that less-intelligent people have the same full moral worth as average and smart people. (I firmly believe this.) But despite this egalitarian belief, we all keep talking and acting like intelligence is a personal virtue.
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It's obviously better to be smart than not, and everyone realizes this, and our brains don't instinctively delineate well between between virtue and success.
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It's obviously better to be smart than stupid but I'm not sure it's better to be very smart than quite smart (granted, I might be saying that because I'm not very smart).
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The psychometric validity of the IQ test starts becoming questionable after 150 (it's hard to know what real world achievements to measure against) but below that the correlation of all good things with IQ holds all the way to the top. It's discussed in
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Also, I call out this
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Why did you feel the need to tell him that?
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I think policing humblebrags is funny and I didn't want to make it seem as if I were dunking on him. Also, gotta keep those Good Will Hunting references alive for the next generation.
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Rotem’s right - if we let Good Will Hunting die in our hearts we are left alone with Bad Will Hunting, and friends, that is not a place you want to find yourselves
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Don’t fuck with me alright!
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Replying to @paul_hundred @RotemEren and
Sweet cALTtharsispic.twitter.com/H1P9xAmgtd
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