So you’ve learned you’ve got a “pitifully” low IQ. How worried should you be?

Re:So you’ve learned you’ve got a “pitifully” low IQ. How wo... by cko on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:08AM (#15539142)

Some high-IQ societies accept achievement test scores as IQ tests. For example the Triple 9 Society accepts a pre-2005 SAT score of 1520 or higher as equivalent to an IQ of 146 or something (if I remember correctly). And I think some societies accept LSAT scores, though some have 'insufficient ceilings.'

I'm a bit ashamed to have wanted to join one of these societies. To be fair, I just wanted to meet intelligent women. I looked at some of their pictures and there were like 95% men over the age of 40.

At work my mind automatically tries to guess people's IQs. I'm probably really bad at it, but I think I know when someone's REALLY below average. They ask questions that don't make sense, sometimes it seems like it's their first day on the job, etc. As frustrated as coworkers are in dealing with them, and as much as people claim IQ doesn't matter, if they are at one standard deviation below the mean, I can't help but feel society has to find a way to make sure they are taken care of.

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Re:So you’ve learned you’ve got a “pitifully” low IQ. How wo... by sombremesa on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:21AM (#15539192)

Civilized society does indeed have to find a way to make sure everyone is taken care of, including the "more intelligent" and less physically capable people, even if they go around calling people stupid - which is something that would certainly get them killed prior to the advent of civilization.

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Re:So you’ve learned you’ve got a “pitifully” low IQ. How wo... by highiqthrowaway on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:58AM (#15539328)

I've been tested at 159, and I often ask stupid questions at work and feel like it's my first day :(

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Re:So you’ve learned you’ve got a “pitifully” low IQ. How wo... by mrlyc on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @03:44AM (#15539899)

I joined Mensa and wasn't too impressed. Their attitude towards intelligence is like that of a teenage boy who thinks he knows how to drive fast just because he has a car with a big engine. Skill and effort are required, not just raw mental horsepower.

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Re:So you’ve learned you’ve got a “pitifully” low IQ. How wo... by fjsolwmv on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @10:37AM (#15541853)

If you want to meet intelligent women, look for women doing well in any academic, professional, or social organization.

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