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Re:High IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders by slg on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @05:22PM (#26573107)
People curious about Mensa should check out Jamie Loftus's podcast My Year In Mensa[1]. She is a writer/journalist/comedian who wanted to investigate the organization. She passed the test, joined Mensa, and was immediately ostracized once she began reporting on her experience. I'll just charitably summarize it to say that there are a variety of reasons why people join Mensa and many join for reasons outside what we might consider traditional "intellectual pursuits". I don't think their members are truly representative of people with high IQs or I at least hope not.

[1] - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-year-in-mensa/id149...

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Re:High IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders by FabHK on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @05:55PM (#26573482)
Keep in mind that there is huge variety among the national Mensa groups, and presumably also within a country. I haven't gotten around to listening to that podcast, but from what I gather it is not representative of Mensa, either.
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Re:High IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders by slg on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @06:33PM (#26573877)
I tried not to paint with too broad a brush. There are clearly people who join for those "intellectual pursuit" reasons, but that doesn't negate the people who join for less noble reasons. I have no idea of the percentage breakdown in the two, but the second group clearly does exist and can be a real problem.
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Re:High IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders by FabHK on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @06:45PM (#26573979)
> I tried not to paint with too broad a brush.

Yes, your comment seemed fair! I was referring to the podcast itself. However, instead of responding further, let me first listen to the podcast, rather than relying on second-hand assessments.

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Re:High IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders by slg on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @07:27PM (#26574430)
The podcast definitely focuses on those problem members more than the good because egotistical assholes make for a more interesting story than mild-mannered retired college professor types who certainly make up a sizable portion of Mensa. However I also think it is fair to criticize a group as a whole when they fail to do anything to even try to curtail their worst members.

And obviously don't feel like you owe me any response after you listen or to even listen at all, I just recommend it for those interested in what Mensa can be like and the whole series is a relatively quick listen coming in at under 3 hours.

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