10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year

Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by rpmisms on Sunday July 21, 2024 @12:06AM (#41022300)

I will agree based on anecdata alone. I have a high IQ, but have achieved much less than you might predict based on that IQ alone--primarily out of lack of desire.

Even though on paper I may be high-potential, in real life I'd prefer to be normal, and for every one of me that exists, there's a 100 IQ person who has the drive and willpower to achieve things that would be considered atypical. Both of us are exceptions, but we both still exist.

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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by tonynator on Sunday July 21, 2024 @03:14AM (#41023140)

You're clearly not that high IQ because you're not able to make the leap into understanding that your own personal experiences don't matter on a societal level, everything is averaged out. A society that is on average low IQ will on average be a low achieving shithole, and vice versa. (Barring say discovering a bunch of oil under your barren sand dunes)

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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by Brechreiz on Sunday July 21, 2024 @07:46AM (#41024404)

Mate, you should try going out and talking to real people instead of a computer screen and see how they react.

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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by Brechreiz on Sunday July 21, 2024 @07:46AM (#41024405)

Mate, you should try going out and talking to real people instead of a computer screen and see how they react to you saying such things.

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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by tonynator on Monday July 22, 2024 @02:08AM (#41031323)

Facts > feelings

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