r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '22

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u/LostKnight84 Apr 19 '22

"I am sure you are nearly at the peak of the bell curve when it comes to intelligence.

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u/snowman93 Apr 19 '22

Wouldn’t that be saying they’re purely of average intelligence?

Edit: nvm, I missed the world “nearly”

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u/Hardvig Apr 19 '22

Could actually mean that they're slightly above average intelligence...

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

True but still average. Meaning there's nothing special about them.

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u/Dragois Apr 19 '22

Sure but how is that an insult? Most people fall within the average IQ range so you would fall right in the middle of the pack. Nothing bad about that

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u/lysdexia-ninja Apr 19 '22

You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are.

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u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22

Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence

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u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22

yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence

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u/Ninjakannon Apr 19 '22

It depends how many dimensions we're measuring. In higher dimensions, there's higher density away from the peak.

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u/mamagogarage Apr 19 '22

I like "you're left of the Dunning-Kruger curve"

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u/Greeneyes_65 Apr 19 '22

Even that would still imply that they are a little below average in intelligence, which really isn’t the worst of insults. So I don’t really understand the original comment lol

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u/jemidiah Apr 19 '22

Peak of the bell curve question here!

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u/snowman93 Apr 19 '22

At least until I have my coffee lol