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From what I've read, and some of my own experience, it seems like some of the genetic markers for high IQ are also shared with other mental illness, particularl
by nikdaheratik 10y ago
From what I've read, and some of my own experience, it seems like some of the genetic markers for high IQ are also shared with other mental illness, particularly depression and bipolar disorder. A few papers have even theorized that one of the triggers for these illnesses is when some of the markers for high IQ are switched on, but others are not. The bullying doesn't help, but it isn't the only cause for the downward spiral and may not be unique to the US.
- abysmallyideal 10y agoI'm in the same boat, likely less. I figure my IQ is no where near as high as the people who had to suffer under the US' misguided programs and possible subversion and antagonism by their own elites. It reminds me of the disturbing movie called "The Accountant" where they express a genius of Mozart and Einstein is turned into a complete monster, a robotic killing machine... and this is somehow celebratory. Maybe it is an expression of our times, and that western civility has failed (or is non-existant). Environment has an active effect on how a person develops through their lives, and maybe scientifically and genetically this is expressed as "marker switching" or "de/activation".