• DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    No. But I can see how someone obsessed with being obtuse as a hobby could benefit from implying that I was doing so.

    Likes or death, amirite?

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        10 hours ago

        every metric for intelligence is bullshit to some degree or another. Yet, some people are actually dumber than others. IQ is a concise term that gets the point across, for the sake of communication, what more do you want?

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          6 hours ago

          IQ is a useful test when applied correctly. Using it on individual is rarely productive, but comparing population groups with similar cultural values is very useful. Two rural towns with a 10 point difference? Maybe the chemical plant down the road is doing something. Boomers being a few points lower then Millennials? Leaded gas.