You also have no problems taking medications, which were also most likely made in China, because some low-IQ, rote-learned person in a white coat said so.
IQ is something I've taken the time to investigate thoroughly. It's a valid metric... For something.
Let's first put aside the misinformation where third worlders get unreasonably bad scores – these tests often have cultural context or are based on English language comprehension, so there's a level of complexity to testing certain populations that was frequently ignored prior to the 2000's.
Raven's matrices, in theory, should be able to to get a read on most anyone's IQ. What's actually measured though... I'm not sure how it's applied.
I've tested friends, family, and myself with the test from communitypsychometrics, which is accurate to around ±10 points, and often underestimates capability by a few points. It also only works for English speakers.
The results were interesting. My IQ came in well above average, but was dwarfed by two individuals in my circle. One of whom used to huff gasoline, and is often wrongly perceived as "a little slow" because of his social capabilities. And another woman who is frequently captivated by political misinformation, fake news, MLMs, and doesn't seem to understand many types of reasoning. Not two people you would pick out for being the smartest in the room. Not two people that don't make mistakes.
I don't even know how this was relevant I just think personality and intelligence testing are fascinating and I wish I could test more people I know personally so that I'd have a better grip on what scores mean and where they apply 😅
I live in the Bay Area where not taking the vaccine was extremely rare... I asked how did that make you feel. “Dad, I was like fuck you, made me glad I didn’t get it, like I’m going to be pressured into getting it, fuck that”
Not to worry – all kids in the Bay Area talk like this! 😝
