The world might run out of people

Re:The world might run out of people by rainworld on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @11:53AM (#19096839)

High IQ is only a predictor of high test-solving abilities.

Absolutely not. IQ correlates well with a number of desirable characteristics, for individuals as well as groups.

education, role models, etc

These things don't matter nearly as much as people like to think.

roll of a dice

A dice that appears to be consistently biased in favour of those with high test-solving abilities?

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Re:The world might run out of people by polotics on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @02:03PM (#19098487)

Please check out the recent posts on the subject by Nicholas Nassim Taleb. Illuminating. IQ tests work only to identify people who have a cognitive issue: low IQ is predictive. Anything above 100 is a wash in terms or real world success metrics. (Eg. Income)

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Re:The world might run out of people by iguy on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:35PM (#19100258)

Nope. Although the replies Taleb got from people who've actually read this stuff aren't a bad place to start.

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