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[-] [email protected] 54 points 2 weeks ago
[-] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. Contrary to current pop-sci thought, it's not actually useless bunk. Epically when differences reach into 2 digits.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't realise it wasn't a thing anymore.

I know it's never been a good indicator of success or even cognitive abilities but it's still a thing that people try to measure.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I know it's never been a good indicator of success

I suppose you might define “success” in an unusual way, but IQ is the single highest correlate with income of all factors. Higher than parental income, race, or residential location.

If you’re interesting in learning more I recommend this article. They cite a lot of data and research. I’m happy to walk you through the directionality topic as well if you’re interested.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

I may need you to walk me past my inhibitions about accepting scientific information from a website called PumpkinPerson that center justifies its articles.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I just watched a Veritasium video that said that IQ is not very strongly correlated with higher income.

I’ll take a look at the article too.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

there are companies that still use myers-briggs personality tests for "compatibility"

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Myers-Briggs is modern snake oil.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Meyers-Briggs is astrology with more steps

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, that is accurate. Astrology pretending to be science.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It still is a thing, always will be. People are vastly differently skilled. The problem isnt that there are different abilities but that our centralized meat mill pushes them into categories. It doesnt make you better to have more skill in one area, it just means people should consider listening to you.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

IQ is a very good indicator of cognitive abilities. It’s a poor indicator of kindness, morality, or honesty.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently not in the US!

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Why wouldn’t it be? It is the single most research metric in all of sociology. We have more evidence for the existence of the g factor (and its causal and correlative effects) than any other phenomenon in that entire school of science.

Don’t confuse the criticism of measurement tools with the premise that g doesn’t exist.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Americans are so weird about IQ. Yes, indeed, some brains work better than others — by avoiding lead poisoning or traumatic brain injuries, for instance, and by reading books, pursuing higher education, and enjoying a fulfilling social environment.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

It's mostly a metric people use to prove their superiority over other people, when all of the other metrics for happiness and success suggest otherwise.

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