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>your IQ is irrelevant, it's an outdated way to measure anything practical This is a common misconception. IQ predicts a lot about a person's life outcomes; se
by pythia__ 11y ago
>your IQ is irrelevant, it's an outdated way to measure anything practical
This is a common misconception. IQ predicts a lot about a person's life outcomes; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Social_correlations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Social_c... for a basic overview.
It is usually a faux pas to bring up your IQ online but that is not because IQ lacks predictive power.
- hyperpape 11y agoAny of those studies address the predictive power of IQ with regard to online discussions of the state of Linux?
- thaumasiotes 11y agoYes, the result known as the positive manifold says that high performers in one area will be high performers in other areas.