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“Obsession” is not the right word. I don’t think most Americans have an opinion on it (and they generally shouldn’t unless they’re psychologists or willing to d
by throwawaymath 8y ago
“Obsession” is not the right word. I don’t think most Americans have an opinion on it (and they generally shouldn’t unless they’re psychologists or willing to do a lot of personal research on the subject).
I’m also pretty skeptical that there’s a meaningful difference between what the modal person in the UK and US (respectively) believes about IQ. I could probably be persuaded, but I don’t see any reason to think your opinion has anything to do with your country or nationality.
- arethuza 8y agoAbout the only place I encounter references to IQ regularly is here on HN - I've never heard of it in an educational or employment context in the UK.
- tuesdayrain 8y agoI live in America and I still never see IQ mentioned in an educational or employment context. Only on the internet.
- umanwizard 8y agoHN is basically the furthest thing I can imagine from an accurate representation of mainstream American culture. If you draw any conclusions about what Americans are obsessed with from HN comments, you will almost always be wrong.
- arethuza 8y agoYes, I realised I was over generalising as soon as I made that comment - I was mostly (over)reacting to the parent comment that did imply that it was a part of American culture.