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oblio • yesterday at 10:31 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Across every known measurement, human (and animal) intelligence is convergent. Being better at one thing correlates with being better at another thing.

LOL. Human (and animal!) intelligence is notoriously jagged. We're all basically idiots except for very narrow areas where we focus.


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howunfortunate • yesterday at 10:35 PM

This is simply untrue. I tried to think of an animal example so I could give a concession, and there just...aren't any.

Smarter just means smarter.

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