alt Hacker NewsI'm sorry if it seemed like I was unimpressed with any one group over the others.
My statement was that I have been not overall impressed with ANY of the groups. None of the groups was more or less likely on average to not need rescue, resuscitation, or to be refused participation due to non-compliance.
My proxy for IQ is; don't eat the sticky purple berries, don't stand on the edge of the precipice, don't try to drive across the flooded wash, don't camp in the dry streambed, don't try to pet the baby buffalo, check your shoes before you stick your feet in them in the morning, put the fire all the way out - cold, wet, and mixed is out, don't swim away from your dive buddy, don't walk up on the mule from behind, wear a hat, bring extra socks, don't drink the water from the stream, cook the bear meat thoroughly, don't put your hands in dark holes; in the forest or in the reef, clip your toenails well before the long downhill hike, spend a few extra dollars on a pair of slip on ice crampons for your tennis shoes - even though the instructions were to bring two pairs of hiking boots - wet and dry. Pack light, wear a small bell to warn off the bears, pick up your garbage - if you brought it into the wilderness you must take it back out with you,... again, DON'T STAND ON THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF, I don't care how you are going to look in the selfie, and neither will anyone else if the phone and you fall 300 feet. And, no your emotional support min-pin-poo cannot go on the week long rafting trip with us.
Does this sound like I'm over-estimating anyone's baseline IQ? You wouldn't believe the raw stupid that happens all the time. It's just not demonstrably correlated with bank balance or jewelry selection.
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The thing is you're cherry picking dumb events, so there's observation bias. I'm sure in the last year I would have done something on your list, even if they aren't things I regularly do. And besides that's not what idiocracy is representing.
An excellent list. My general rule is to stay at least 20 feet back from the precipice. If I may add a couple:
1. never walk behind a car with its backup lights on
2. when climbing a ladder, only move one limb at a time
3. never walk in front of a car that has its engine running
4. wait for traffic to stop before setting a foot in the crosswalk
5. floss every day
6. keep your shoes on when taking off or landing in an airplane (can't run barefoot over burning, torn metal)
7. if you smell smoke in a building, exit immediately. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200
8. take the stairs once in a while in your workplace, as then you'll know where they are when the building fills with smoke
9. wear a life jacket on a small boat, even if you look like a dork. The water ski vests are less klunky