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Anyone considered “profoundly gifted”, ie IQ over 145, would shudder at the idea of being associated with Mensa. It’s basically an organization for moderately i
by remote_phone 6y ago
Anyone considered “profoundly gifted”, ie IQ over 145, would shudder at the idea of being associated with Mensa. It’s basically an organization for moderately intelligent people with self-esteem issues who like to think they are rare geniuses.
- c3534l 6y agoThat sounds like the exact same personality issue, but with the added flaw that they're too smart even for those Mensa plebs.
- remote_phone 6y agoMost profoundly gifted people don’t want to be “outed” as profoundly gifted because they have been bullied or ostracized for much of their lives because of it. There’s a reason why very high IQ scores don’t correlate to very high success. High IQ is nothing except a certificate you can hang on your wall to brag, hard work is what gets you success.
- mcguire 6y ago"Top 2%" (iq over 130) is "moderately intelligent"? Guess the rest of us are potted plants.
- remote_phone 6y agoMany more than 2% can achieve a 130 IQ score by preparing for the questions and taking sample tests. Many people do that, especially when IQ tests are requirements for entrance exams for private schools. I’ve seen this first hand from the cohort of children at my kids’ schools.
- mcguire 6y ago"Much more than 2% can achieve a 130 IQ score by preparing for the questions and taking sample tests." Somebody better tell the "IQ measures innate intelligence" people.
- sgillen 6y agoOne can believe it test scores correlate with innate intelligence and also think that they are a flawed measurement tool
- tptacek 6y agoSure, but that leaves your argument about the innateness of the characteristic it's measuring as handwaving and special-pleading. You see the same effect with SES in twin studies, for what it's worth.
- chongli 6y agoI don’t think that’s fair. My aunt was a member of Mensa. The only reason she chose to be was because of the books of puzzles she got out of it. I don’t think she went to any meetings or told anyone about it. She lent some of the books to me as a kid when I was bored.
- newen 6y agoI only know one person who is in Mensa but he fits that description perfectly lol. He probably grew out of it now but for a while his thing was he got into Mensa.