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Re:IQ is a dismal measure of intelligence (2019) by mjburgess on Sunday November 20, 2022 @01:37PM (#33683801)
Neither "have" an IQ of anything. They neither "have" a star-sign.

A score of 80 suggests a possible clinical issue with mental retardation. Few such people apply to roles who compete with people at average or above scores.

What is much more the case is people 95-145 "competing" with each other based, effectively, on what star sign they have.

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Re:IQ is a dismal measure of intelligence (2019) by Jensson on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:20PM (#33684231)
If IQ didn't matter above 95 then we would expect most STEM professionals to have about 100 IQ since that is the biggest bump on the curve, but that is very far from the case.

The test probably breaks down at some level since it is hard to test higher intelligence, but it seems to me like it is still valid below about 120 IQ.

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