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top 1% would be such way out of range. top 0.0001% would still not make it justice.
by xxs 3y ago
top 1% would be such way out of range. top 0.0001% would still not make it justice.
- hiAndrewQuinn 3y ago1 out of every million... Yeah, that sounds about right to me as an actual lower bound.
- alex_smart 3y agoNot sure if you’re being facetious? There were not 100 people of the same calibre as JvN in the US or even the world surely.
- lordnacho 3y agoJvN, the finished product, probably you're right. But of the people born with his tools? How many were born into a setting that even cared for intellectual things? How many of them would be born into a wealthy family that could afford to hire private tutors for all their kids?
- glimshe 3y agoYes - probably a lot of regular commenters on HN are among the top 1% in intelligence.
- saagarjha 3y agoMaybe top 1% of thinking they are ;)