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iq still a thing?
Yes. Contrary to current pop-sci thought, it's not actually useless bunk. Epically when differences reach into 2 digits.
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.
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.
there are companies that still use myers-briggs personality tests for "compatibility"
Myers-Briggs is modern snake oil.
Meyers-Briggs is astrology with more steps
Yeah, that is accurate. Astrology pretending to be science.
IQ is a very good indicator of cognitive abilities. It’s a poor indicator of kindness, morality, or honesty.
It's not canceled. It's just not an accurate reflection of inherent overall intelligence but, instead, a measurement of very specific mental skills.
I learned about the issues with IQ long before "cancelling" was a thing.
Ok, but if you're gonna make a joke like that in a serious thread about actual IQ, you're probably gonna want to include a little bit more so people are able to pick up what you're putting down.
Really? I thought I was being pretty cordial... Oh well.
Apparently not in the US!
You can always tell which people took an "IQ test" (most of them probably even just did some bullshit online thing and not even a real one) and have nothing else going for them but a number that they think tells people they're smart.
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.
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.