alt Hacker NewsWhen I was 18, my high school girlfriend took me to the local Mensa chapter’s New Year’s party because her mother was a member and she was used to hanging out there.
It was a useful lesson that whatever IQ tests measure, it is completely devoid of value or interest to me.
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guelo • yesterday at 10:01 PM
What does having value or interest to you have to do with intelligence?
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sfblah • yesterday at 10:22 PM
To be fair, Mensa is a Venn diagram between IQ and being a douche.
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At the risk of sounding like one of those people at Mensa that annoyed you...
The people at Mensa aren't a valid sample of people who score high on IQ tests, because there is a such a strong selection effect for people with certain personality traits, such as wanting to join a club based on your IQ.