> it always strikes me as just a group of self-righteous bastards who revel in being able to say "I'm smarter than you" I've always thought that really intelli

> it always strikes me as just a group of self-righteous bastards who revel in being able to say "I'm smarter than you" I've always thought that really intelligent people solve real-world problems. Real-world problems are way harder than artificial ones because of their inherent accidental complexity, which you can't take away. If a man devises a problem, another man can solve it. If no man has devised it, however, are you intelligent enough to solve it? EDIT: Hence, I would prefer/like to be "street smart" over "mensa smart" every time.