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IQ scores, in the way they are currently used, are absolutely useless and cannot tell you who is smart and who is not. They tell you who is good at taking tests.
I highly recommend the podcast series “My Year in Mensa” - it is a nice little story showing that high IQ probably does not account for much.
To your question - the answer is humility. Be humble and understanding. Everyone has something to offer.
This needs to be more widely known. The human brain is so abstract and the idea of intelligence is so nebulous that it is literally impossible to quantifiably measure whether someone is a genius or not because everyone learns and perceives the world and expresses themselves in such different ways.
I’m so tired of people perpetuating the idea that IQ can measure anything useful, when the only thing IQ scores do is perpetuate people’s prejudices based on their flawed and narrow ideas of perceived intelligence. Everyone has room to grow and learn and there will always be someone out there who knows things that you don’t.
I tested high on the IQ scale. I’m single, unemployed and have trouble making friends. I agree with you completely. Having a high IQ does not substitute for life skills nor does it make you happy.
The flip side is that having an extremely low IQ can make it very hard for you to navigate the world and perform basic tasks.
I know I’m just a stranger on the Internet, but those are symptoms of gifted people.
You should look into giftedness. I’ve recently read a book on it (in french), and it’s helped me lots in understanding my condition, my differences with others as well as the challenges I face in the corporate world.
I’d be happy to talk about it if you wish!
What exactly do you mean by “gifted”?
I’d give you Lemmy gold if I could. So here’s this:
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Adding on to this, I pretend to not know things so that others don’t feel stupid. It’s ok to not have an answer for everything or for everyone to think you’re the smartest person in the room.
my inability to not give an answer to things mainly tech problems has led me to being my friend groups tech support smh
im also a rabid googler