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I like to play a little game I call "HN matter anti-matter" where I notice contradicting articles posted on HN and imagine them colliding and erasing each other
by air7 9y ago
I like to play a little game I call "HN matter anti-matter" where I notice contradicting articles posted on HN and imagine them colliding and erasing each other...
In this case:
Yes, We Get Wiser with Age (nautil.us)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15346635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15346635
- uoaei 9y agoHow wisdom and smarts are each are measured are different, which could explain the apparent paradox.
- terminalcommand 9y agoI think being wise and being intelligent are different qualities. You might solve a puzzle in shorter time if you're intelligent, or remember more things. But if you're wise you will spend your energy to solve the right puzzle and remember the right things.
- amelius 9y agoHow do we measure wisdom? Is there a "WQ test"?
- thriftwy 9y agoWe also really need a test that measures risk-taking and ability to bend rules to achieve positive outcome.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- coffeevradar 9y agoThere's already the WC test. Which as one gets older one is less likely to pass.
- nradov 9y agoIntelligence beyond a certain level tends to cause hubris, which decreases wisdom.
- danieltillett 9y agoIn this case the two stories are complementary not contradictory given the young populations are not drawn 1:1 from the old population.
- trentmb 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelli...
- monort 9y agoFluid intelligence is falling since teens, crystallized intelligence rises well into old age.