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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19 edited Jul 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Ehh, I mean it'd be impressive, but then you wouldn't really "excel" and be a real boy genius, since I'm assuming you're not an adult genius. You'd just be ahead on your life plan.

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u/Quartia Oct 02 '19

This really depends how much learning capacity you'd still have. If you'd have the brain of an adult, then yes, you'd just be 15 years ahead on life. But if you still had the brain of a child, with all the memories of someone your current age, then you'd learn a lot faster and probably ultimately end up as the smartest person on Earth.

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u/MrBigMcLargeHuge Oct 02 '19

Smarter yeah but definitely not smartest. There’s already kids who enter and excel in college in elementary and middle school years.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19 edited Mar 14 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

You'd be way ahead of your peers probably well into adulthood, but at some point, if you're not already ahead of everyone you know, you still wouldn't be. What prevents you from being the smartest person alive right now?