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SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 year ago

IQ is largely a pseudoscientific swindle

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IQ is largely a pseudoscientific swindle

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SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 year ago

Background : “IQ” is a stale test meant to measure mental capacity but in fact mostly measures extreme unintelligence (learning…

Taleb dunking on IQ “research” at length. Technically a seriouspost I guess.

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High-end stats is kind of Taleb’s thing, so he gets to be as insufferable as he likes dunking on IQiots imo.
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  @pja @dgerard Taleb’s like that with just about anyone he dislikes for whatever reason tho, so it’s not just about high-end stats or the caliper-curious.

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