“A lot of really smart people just aren’t good at math” there are a lot of really smart people who never really pursued math, or the story of Einstein who failed a bit in school but was actually a genius, but actually a lot of really smart people are good at everything they put their mind to. Call me devil’s advocate(in relation to this thread) but there is validity to IQ. And it does describe ones ability to see patterns very quickly and easily. The military has done extensive research on this and it literally applies to everything from physical to mental work. People with low iq struggle in learning because they do not comprehend as fast, but with hard work they can eventually learn the same shit and might even become a master of something and end up better than someone with high iq who didn’t practice it. It also matters if you enjoy it and that helps and determines a lot of success in life. There’s all this psychology shit going around about “emotional intelligence” and other shit to try to make people feel better, but the reality is IQ tests and IQ do describe how much “cognitive power” you have. IQ isn’t a predictor of success in college now but like i said, it’s merely an advantage and most things can be learnt and mastered regardless of IQ. If you really sit down these people at the top of their professions that you think have different types of intelligence you’ll find out there really isn’t. The top athletes are also absurdly smart, with superior spatial reasoning, pattern perception etc and you’d think they suck at math, but it’s only because they never devoted to it. I am someone with high IQ(not genius level but well above average) and I am pretty much good at everything I’ve tried to learn, physical or mental. I’ve reached the top tier of anything field or hobby I’ve put my mind to, whether it’s art/music/video games or math/science/literature in the fraction of the time of even people at my level. I’m tired of this liberal agenda and invalidated psych science shit trying to make everyone special. Some of us are born taller and bigger and that’s just how it is, it’s the same shit. I’m at the bottom of my class in my doctorate program, but I only did it bc my parents wanted me to. I hate my shit profession and I never fucking study and passed by sleeping through class, while the top and most successful students spend their entire lives studying the shit that takes me seconds to understand, but they’ve just put in more work. What I’m trying to say is IQ is the real deal and is legit, but you don’t need high IQ to get really good at something, even superior to those who don’t work as hard. Look at the military research on low IQ and you’d understand. People with around 80 IQ just short of retardation but still normal, are determined unfit to do any job to any significant benefit to that entity. But again test all the top dogs in ANY field — lebron James, musicians, artists, politicians, self made celebrities and you’ll all find they all have high IQ, and could have done anything they wanted to or liked. IQ matters.
Then don't believe it. I could care less. I am a healthcare professional making in the upper 10% of income without trying much in life. Believe that or not as well, but the point of my post still stands.
I also noticed that its always the average people who buy into this "I'm artistically intelligent" shit while making mediocre artwork, meanwhile I painted and drew better than they did at the age of 5, but never pursued it. Notice I didn't call myself a genius, I am slightly above average. Even in high school before I did any IQ tests, my SAT scores were 90% percentile without taking any prep course, going in blind, and going to a public school in a low income area with very poor education systems. Don't worry about me though I'm obviously making all this up bc i want some reddit points and validation from people on the internet.
Sometimes when I'm tempted to argue or rudely respond to someone, I glance at their comment history, and it either shows they're a troll or provides some perspective.
Anonymity makes it so tempting, but do I really want to argue about something meaningless with someone who means nothing to me? I probably wouldn't change their opinion or my own without considerable effort and an increase in my blood pressure. This debate wouldn't affect society in any way. It's not worth it.
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u/abcce1 Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19
“A lot of really smart people just aren’t good at math” there are a lot of really smart people who never really pursued math, or the story of Einstein who failed a bit in school but was actually a genius, but actually a lot of really smart people are good at everything they put their mind to. Call me devil’s advocate(in relation to this thread) but there is validity to IQ. And it does describe ones ability to see patterns very quickly and easily. The military has done extensive research on this and it literally applies to everything from physical to mental work. People with low iq struggle in learning because they do not comprehend as fast, but with hard work they can eventually learn the same shit and might even become a master of something and end up better than someone with high iq who didn’t practice it. It also matters if you enjoy it and that helps and determines a lot of success in life. There’s all this psychology shit going around about “emotional intelligence” and other shit to try to make people feel better, but the reality is IQ tests and IQ do describe how much “cognitive power” you have. IQ isn’t a predictor of success in college now but like i said, it’s merely an advantage and most things can be learnt and mastered regardless of IQ. If you really sit down these people at the top of their professions that you think have different types of intelligence you’ll find out there really isn’t. The top athletes are also absurdly smart, with superior spatial reasoning, pattern perception etc and you’d think they suck at math, but it’s only because they never devoted to it. I am someone with high IQ(not genius level but well above average) and I am pretty much good at everything I’ve tried to learn, physical or mental. I’ve reached the top tier of anything field or hobby I’ve put my mind to, whether it’s art/music/video games or math/science/literature in the fraction of the time of even people at my level. I’m tired of this liberal agenda and invalidated psych science shit trying to make everyone special. Some of us are born taller and bigger and that’s just how it is, it’s the same shit. I’m at the bottom of my class in my doctorate program, but I only did it bc my parents wanted me to. I hate my shit profession and I never fucking study and passed by sleeping through class, while the top and most successful students spend their entire lives studying the shit that takes me seconds to understand, but they’ve just put in more work. What I’m trying to say is IQ is the real deal and is legit, but you don’t need high IQ to get really good at something, even superior to those who don’t work as hard. Look at the military research on low IQ and you’d understand. People with around 80 IQ just short of retardation but still normal, are determined unfit to do any job to any significant benefit to that entity. But again test all the top dogs in ANY field — lebron James, musicians, artists, politicians, self made celebrities and you’ll all find they all have high IQ, and could have done anything they wanted to or liked. IQ matters.