Even geniuses misread things.

An ex of mine, much smarter that me, literal PhD in quantum mechanics from Cambridge, misread the text of a free "create account" option on a game service (having an account would let you record high-scores and achievements) as a request for money to play that specific game.

> unless someone makes a miracle drug.

I hope someone will do this anyway ^_^;

I think your ex was a little more intuitive than you think. Those accounts are never free. They just don't have an upfront "cost." You're gonna pay for it one way or another. You know the expression, TANSTAAFL.

And these are exactly the people that companies target.

I live in a country that is not pro business so a lot of scummy things that make money for companies is banned. Amazon is still trying though.

IQ's a standard distribution, there will always be the same-ish percentage at or below a certain number.

Gets me wondering if there's a way to 'inflation-adjust' the number.