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[–]wizzwizz4 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Green actually means "average".

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Half of everyone is stupider than average and most of the rest are really close to being stupider.

https://expressiveepicurean.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/iq_bell_curve.gif <--[click "gif"]

Most folks are between 85 and 115. 110 is still very close to 99.

I'm not that smart at only 130, barely a Genius, far from 140 Mensa. (*According to a high school test c.1987.)

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

What you're saying is technically correct, but cynical and misleading. I've only had a rudimentary look at statistics, but even I know that "110 is still very close to 99" isn't a useful observation.

It's more accurate to say that over half of the population is within ~15% of the average intelligence, as measured by IQ scores.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Cynical but true. Most people overestimate their own awareness.

Myself included.

Would you be happier if I said 105 is close to 99. That's still a metric fucktonne. Close is subjective. My point is made regardless.

wizzwizz4 should rename to nitpick2much

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Most people overestimate their own awareness.

Oh, now that's a different thing. IQ doesn't generally measure that.

Would you be happier if I said 105 is close to 99.

No. I'd be happier if you said 105 is close to 100. "Close to below" is useless. "Close to the boundary between above and below" is slightly less useless. "Close to average" is more useful, because it's both a useful value and not misrepresented.

And a better name would be something like "pedant4norealpurpose" because it has a 4 in it.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Most people overestimate their own awareness.

Oh, now that's a different thing. IQ doesn't generally measure that.

No, it support my premise that most people are stupider than you may think.

I didn't say "close to below". I said close to stupider.

I can't believe we're dissecting and debating a pun.

I'm done.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I can't believe we're dissecting and debating a pun.

I need to learn to pick my battles. Woo self-improvement!

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Recognizing you need self-improvement doesn't mean you've improved. But at least it's a first step.

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That is true.