In my psych classes they always explained IQ as a measurement of success in western culture. That it didn't really measure intelligence, because it is way to co

In my psych classes they always explained IQ as a measurement of success in western culture. That it didn't really measure intelligence, because it is way to complex to measure that easily. But IQ was shown to correlate with basic success which is why it was useful. So if that is not the case it sounds like IQ is of no value.