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I would like to share Nassim Taleb’s beautiful article: “IQ is largely a pseudoscientific swindle” https://medium.com/incerto/iq-is-largely-a-pseudoscientific

• fallingknife 3y ago
  He bases this argument around the fact that IQ scores are not very predictive of income/wealth which I don't find very convincing as an argument that it's a "pseudoscientific swindle." Anybody who has been in the real world for a while and thinks that having a high IQ is the best/easiest way to make money isn't very smart.
  • kranke155 3y ago
    If it can’t do that, then what is it good for exactly ? Please provide citations for your claims.
    • evilduck 3y ago
      Helping improve the quality of life and equity for those on the far left side of the bell curve.
      • kranke155 3y ago
        No citations
        • evilduck 3y ago
          The article you've been posting even supports the idea that IQ testing is good for identifying the unintelligent. I'm referencing your own material and suggesting that there is value in identifying and helping those people. And why should we believe his/your assertion that capitalistic value is the only objective measure of intelligence? No surprise an options trader wants to equate financial success to greater intelligence.
    • Workaccount2 3y ago
      A common trait among high IQ individuals is that they derive happiness from knowledge and learning, not so much from money. Sometimes there is overlap, like right now being a huge AI nerd, and you can make a fortune. But more often than not your choice academic field is low paying and out of the spotlight (like studying beetle migration patterns).
      • kranke155 3y ago
        So what is IQ good for exactly
        • Workaccount2 3y ago
          Being good at what you do.
          • kranke155 3y ago
            So great musicians all have high IQ? Comedians too?