Explain, if you allow.. Everyone here is 130+ IQ

I took a test, so yes I am. But I’m just over that. Not in the genius category

No. I believe folks mistake "online" and other less robust forms of intelligence testing as real IQ tests.

I don’t know if you know this but……


Most people lie on anonymous chat forums….
It took IQ to raise your suspicions? Not the fact that we are all (except Mingo) 6’+ and under 220 pounds?

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The question is why all the 130+ IQs weren't in gifted.

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I will answer later.

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130 is smart but not gifted. I think 145+ gets into the highly gifted range.

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Only about 2% of the population is 130 and above

Which is why it would be silly to think that even 10% of the people here would be in that range

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Explain, if you allow.. Everyone here is 130+ IQ

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Yes, I believe that if you add up everyone here, the IQ is 130+.

But not by much....

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No. I believe folks mistake "online" and other less robust forms of
intelligence testing as real IQ tests.

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This right here. If you aren't in what looks like an interrogation room, sitting at an industrial table in a government spec folding metal chair with a Phd across from you asking you questions and having you perform weird tasks, you aren't taking a real IQ test. There were written portions, lots of showing me pictures and then asking me questions about them, I also remember where they would show me a shape and then have me reproduce that shape from a selection of odd shapes on the table. Weird shite like that.

I had a couple done as a youngster as part of some university study and it was a memorable event. I now wonder what kind of information is in a file somewhere in some government warehouse about my proclivities.

Apparently I did pretty well, I qualified for a special program where they bussed us across town a couple of days a week to attend special classes. Or maybe it was Special Ed. Hell, I don't know. The bus was short.

No idea what my IQ is because we don't regularly test for that anymore.

Normally I don't think I'm smarter than most people. I'm certainly not more creative than a lot of my friends and peers.

But when I have to engage or speak with them......I realize that maybe I'm not a complete idiot. I did okay in life and most of that was through hard work and consistent, careful, smart decisions. And I tend to surround myself with people with similar experiences and mindsets.

I think my social EQ has historically been pretty low, but that's changing as I age.

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130 is smart but not gifted. I think 145+ gets into the highly gifted range.

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Gifted is an designation for education and I don't think any state comes close to 145. The IQ cutoff is typically 120-130.

In LA the IQ cutoff is 130. Children who show potential get sent for testing (including an IQ test) and if they're admitted, get a specialized curriculum, IEP, etc. For us, through elementary school you'd get taken 1-2 days a week to your gifted class, only with other gifted kids. In middle onward there were Gifted classes.

That's nice. I'm crazy intelligent and don't sit on poli all day.