IQ is generally bullshit. It tests how well people can take specific tests, it doesn't correspond to actual intelligence, and people are far closer in that regard than they like to imagine.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IQ isn't a statistic.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, it's a tested metric, I misspoke. That doesn't change that IQ is bullshit.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Never argued it isn't bullshit...

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't see what the problem is, then.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That it isn't a statistic.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, and I acknowledged that I misspoke, but it's hardly an important part of my point.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

That's the only problem I had with it.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 weeks ago

the iq test is indeed BS, and was built on hatefulness and eugenics - is there an alternative to the iq test? i was thinking of the sat.