Statistical sampling: a typically academic smart reply. I believe smartness is an ability to intuitively see patterns that others do not obviously see. Our wri

Statistical sampling: a typically academic smart reply. I believe smartness is an ability to intuitively see patterns that others do not obviously see. Our writing is full of signals and some people are adept at reading a lot into a simple comment. I'm not suggesting I'm any good at it, and unfortunately there are also a lot of people who think they're good but are not. Mentioning "IQ" at all is a huge flag: often used by people that are academically successful but that is a poor measure of how smart someone is. While my comment was written in a cheeky style, I am actually writing about my own experience as a reasonably smart person dealing with my own lack of wisdom over the years. Don't worry: I don't actually suspect you have a low IQ. Yes, completely off-topic, I shouldn't bite I know!