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๐ŸนEarly to RISA ๐Ÿง‰ sh.itjust.works Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works
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Psychilicist: a psychologist that is super chill.

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AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version) lemmy.ca AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca
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Psychilicist: a psychologist that is super chill.

I was thinking a cross between a psychologist and a ventriloquist: they ask you about your mom, and then they answer for you.

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protist Member Joined: 2026-03-10
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Psychilicist: a psychologist that is super chill.

Psychlilatrist: A psychiatrist who's little

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taiyang lemmy.world taiyang@lemmy.world
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I actually like this exchange; you know how many people I know who think they've got a 160+ IQ because of an online test they took that then tried to sell them something?

At least a dozen, a few of which are even family members. Statistically impossible, but do they care? No, they're super geniuses. God what I'd pay to see what they respond to their real score, lol

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superduperpirate lemmy.world superduperpirate@lemmy.world
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Iโ€™ve never actually taken a formal IQ test, and Iโ€™d have trouble justifying the time and effort.

I know exactly one person who took a formal IQ test, and it was because their parents pushed them into it in middle school.

If I won $50M in the powerball and never had to work again, maaaybe I could justify doing one just for shits and giggles.

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superduperpirate lemmy.world superduperpirate@lemmy.world
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I actually like this exchange; you know how many people I know who think they've got a 160+ IQ because of an online test they took that then tried to sell them something? At least a dozen, a few of which are even family members. Statistically impossible, but do they care? No, they're super geniuses. God what I'd pay to see what they respond to their real score, lol

An online IQ test is probably just as meaningful as a sorting hat quiz, or whatever the 2020s equivalent is.

Which is to say, itโ€™s useful as a bullshitting session conversation starter with friends so long as all are aware any results should be taken with a massive grain of salt.

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vrek programming.dev vrek@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-20
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Iq doesn't matter really. Everyone has a skill. For example I had a coworker who when hired was in a dark time. Not to give any personal details but he lost his job, his wife left him, she took the kids all in like 3 months. He came in and plainly said I don't want to think, I don't want to solve problems just just give me a machine and tell me how to run it and it will be run.

He was the best damn coworker I had ever. He beat my record of work in that machine by about 150% on average, his record was something like 3x my record. Now if the machine gave an error he would come get me and tell me to fix the error. He didn't care how the machine worked or what was happening, he came in, made product and went home. He was insane at it. He didn't want to think, he didn't care. That's someone else's job, I just run machine. He probably made more profit for that company then any other 2 people combined.

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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Iq doesn't matter really. Everyone has a skill. For example I had a coworker who when hired was in a dark time. Not to give any personal details but he lost his job, his wife left him, she took the kids all in like 3 months. He came in and plainly said I don't want to think, I don't want to solve problems just just give me a machine and tell me how to run it and it will be run. He was the best ...

That was me for a bit after a significant relationship. Did not wish to be alone with my thoughts. Was a model employee

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Viceversa lemmy.world Viceversa@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-29
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I was thinking a cross between a psychologist and a ventriloquist: they ask you about your mom, and then they answer for you.

.. While their hand is up your ass

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okwhateverdude lemmy.world okwhateverdude@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-01
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IQ tests don't measure shit. And for the most part are pretty easy. There are only so many "follow the pattern" drawings the test makers can come up with. And outside field specific nomenclature, English isn't getting a whole ton of extra words as time goes on. I've taken two formal ones at two different times in my life (child for school and then as an adult for an interview with a HFT company). And scored in the top 2-3 percentile. Is my score von Neumann levels of smart? Nah, not even close.

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Akasazh lemmy.world Akasazh@lemmy.world
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Iโ€™ve never actually taken a formal IQ test, and Iโ€™d have trouble justifying the time and effort. I know exactly one person who took a formal IQ test, and it was because their parents pushed them into it in middle school. If I won $50M in the powerball and never had to work again, maaaybe I could justify doing one just for shits and giggles.

All aan iq test measures, is how good you are at making iq texts

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SubArcticTundra lemmy.ml SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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4chan, please never change

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chunes lemmy.world chunes@lemmy.world
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#14 · (edited) Quote Reply

Iq doesn't matter really. Everyone has a skill. For example I had a coworker who when hired was in a dark time. Not to give any personal details but he lost his job, his wife left him, she took the kids all in like 3 months. He came in and plainly said I don't want to think, I don't want to solve problems just just give me a machine and tell me how to run it and it will be run. He was the best ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og2unLDWNHg

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chicken lemmy.dbzer0.com chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Iโ€™ve never actually taken a formal IQ test, and Iโ€™d have trouble justifying the time and effort. I know exactly one person who took a formal IQ test, and it was because their parents pushed them into it in middle school. If I won $50M in the powerball and never had to work again, maaaybe I could justify doing one just for shits and giggles.

But then you'd be tempted to become someone who tells people their IQ

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Einskjaldi lemmy.world Einskjaldi@lemmy.world
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IQ tests don't measure shit. And for the most part are pretty easy. There are only so many "follow the pattern" drawings the test makers can come up with. And outside field specific nomenclature, English isn't getting a whole ton of extra words as time goes on. I've taken two formal ones at two different times in my life (child for school and then as an adult for an interview with a HFT company...

If you score in the bottom 10 %is more important than the top 10%

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k0e3 lemmy.ca k0e3@lemmy.ca
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Psychlilatrist: A psychiatrist who's little

They don't need a full sized psychiatrist for such a small mind.

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okwhateverdude lemmy.world okwhateverdude@lemmy.world
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If you score in the bottom 10 %is more important than the top 10%

For sure. At that level, you're functionally handicapped and the world is going to be difficult to navigate.

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ryannathans aussie.zone ryannathans@aussie.zone
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IQ tests don't measure shit. And for the most part are pretty easy. There are only so many "follow the pattern" drawings the test makers can come up with. And outside field specific nomenclature, English isn't getting a whole ton of extra words as time goes on. I've taken two formal ones at two different times in my life (child for school and then as an adult for an interview with a HFT company...

Look at this guy he thinks IQ tests are easy

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Tomtits lemmy.dbzer0.com blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#20 · Quote Reply

founded out

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ryannathans aussie.zone ryannathans@aussie.zone
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#21 · Quote Reply

Iq doesn't matter really. Everyone has a skill. For example I had a coworker who when hired was in a dark time. Not to give any personal details but he lost his job, his wife left him, she took the kids all in like 3 months. He came in and plainly said I don't want to think, I don't want to solve problems just just give me a machine and tell me how to run it and it will be run. He was the best ...

Needs more dragons

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Samsy lemmy.ml Samsy@lemmy.ml
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#22 · (edited) Quote Reply

Iโ€™ve never actually taken a formal IQ test, and Iโ€™d have trouble justifying the time and effort. I know exactly one person who took a formal IQ test, and it was because their parents pushed them into it in middle school. If I won $50M in the powerball and never had to work again, maaaybe I could justify doing one just for shits and giggles.

I only did a weird one for kids at the age of 9. max IQ points was 120 and I got 119. I asked why its not 120 and they said I was wrong with the end of WW2. I wrote 1949 and it was actually 1945.

Seeing my 9 year old son today, I am surprised how close my understanding about WW2s end was.

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Willy sh.itjust.works Willy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-09
#23 · Quote Reply

I only did a weird one for kids at the age of 9. max IQ points was 120 and I got 119. I asked why its not 120 and they said I was wrong with the end of WW2. I wrote 1949 and it was actually 1945. Seeing my 9 year old son today, I am surprised how close my understanding about WW2s end was.

That was not an iq test.

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Simulation6 sopuli.xyz Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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#24 · Quote Reply

SAT scores are just as meaningless as IQ tests. Both are more an indication of your test taking skills. Certification programs can be a little better, but if you buy a decent study guide and use your test taking skills you should be able to pass many of these.

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Samsy lemmy.ml Samsy@lemmy.ml
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#25 · Quote Reply

That was not an iq test.

Yes but it was bought to me as an IQ test. The reason I named it "weird IQ test".

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MonkderVierte lemmy.zip MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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#26 · Quote Reply

For sure. At that level, you're functionally handicapped and the world is going to be difficult to navigate.

Also above 10%.

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ToastedRavioli midwest.social ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
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Look at this guy he thinks IQ tests are easy

Send his ass to a psyclilitrist

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Wildmimic anarchist.nexus Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus
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I'm pretty sure IQ is something that varies a lot over a lifetime. The last time i had one was while on a 3 month psychiatric rehabilitation stay because i was in a pretty bad shape, with a value of 103. I am pretty sure that if i had repeated that test after all of that therapy and distance to the bullshit of everyday life, that i would've scored higher. After my stay i was a lot quicker on the uptake, a lot less stressed by exam situations and left a lot of brain fog behind.

IQ tests are an imperfect snapshot.

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Seth Taylor lemmy.world SethTaylor@lemmy.world
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#29 · Quote Reply

Send his ass to a psyclilitrist

Hello yes I am psychliltirist I am here to test ur head mush

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M137 lemmy.today M137@lemmy.today
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#30 · Quote Reply

Psychilicist: a psychologist that is super chill.

That's not what they wrote though.

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Seth Taylor lemmy.world SethTaylor@lemmy.world
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#31 · Quote Reply

.. While their hand is up your ass

I gotta get their number

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Polyphilic lemmy.ca Polyphilic@lemmy.ca
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I'm pretty sure IQ is something that varies a lot over a lifetime. The last time i had one was while on a 3 month psychiatric rehabilitation stay because i was in a pretty bad shape, with a value of 103. I am pretty sure that if i had repeated that test after all of that therapy and distance to the bullshit of everyday life, that i would've scored higher. After my stay i was a lot quicker on th...

IQ is actually one of the most stable metrics we have for intelligence. It does change with brain development but its also a comparative amongst your age group so your IQ remains very stable throughout your life.

It's not to say you didnt mess up on your test at one point, or that someone who is having a mental episode cant distort it via anxiety or whatever

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SpacetimeMachine lemmy.world SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world
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#33 · Quote Reply

IQ is actually one of the most stable metrics we have for intelligence. It does change with brain development but its also a comparative amongst your age group so your IQ remains very stable throughout your life. It's not to say you didnt mess up on your test at one point, or that someone who is having a mental episode cant distort it via anxiety or whatever

It's a great metric for how well you take an IQ test. No one should really be using it as a measurement for general intelligence.

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Polyphilic lemmy.ca Polyphilic@lemmy.ca
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#34 · Quote Reply

It's a great metric for how well you take an IQ test. No one should really be using it as a measurement for general intelligence.

Its widely considered as the standard metric for general intelligence.

That's not to say it is perfect or doesnt have gaps, it doesn't assess creativity, EQ, rational thinking, wisdom or impacts from socioeconomic.

However what is does measure are things like abstract reasoning, pattern recognition, working memory.

Its one of the strongest single predictors of academic performance, job complexity learning, and overall occupational success, and those things pretty obviously correlated with general intelligence.

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Master sh.itjust.works Master@sh.itjust.works
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#35 · Quote Reply

founded out

There are signs.

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snooggums piefed.world snooggums@piefed.world
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#36 · Quote Reply

Iq doesn't matter really. Everyone has a skill. For example I had a coworker who when hired was in a dark time. Not to give any personal details but he lost his job, his wife left him, she took the kids all in like 3 months. He came in and plainly said I don't want to think, I don't want to solve problems just just give me a machine and tell me how to run it and it will be run. He was the best ...

Everyone has a skill.

I've known a few people who don't.

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bizarroland lemmy.world bizarroland@lemmy.world
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#37 · Quote Reply

I know someone whose IQ is measured at 86 and she has a PhD and makes a quarter million dollars a year.

IQ is a spectrum.

At 70, though, I believe you would be special needs.

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bizarroland lemmy.world bizarroland@lemmy.world
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#38 · Quote Reply

IQ is actually one of the most stable metrics we have for intelligence. It does change with brain development but its also a comparative amongst your age group so your IQ remains very stable throughout your life. It's not to say you didnt mess up on your test at one point, or that someone who is having a mental episode cant distort it via anxiety or whatever

For real, like, honestly, if you walk up to a kid and slap them and then force them to take an IQ test, they could possibly test as mentally disabled even if they were in the genius range before you slapped them.

Your mental state, your mood, your home life, how much sleep you got that night, your diet, all of those things can affect your performance on the actual test.

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AmyAye nord.pub AmyAye@nord.pub
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#39 · Quote Reply

I actually like this exchange; you know how many people I know who think they've got a 160+ IQ because of an online test they took that then tried to sell them something? At least a dozen, a few of which are even family members. Statistically impossible, but do they care? No, they're super geniuses. God what I'd pay to see what they respond to their real score, lol

And the test is like "Whats 5+789?"

Also IQ is just nonsense anyway. At the bare minimum intelligence isn't a high and low line, its one of those charts where you have scales in like 5 directions and it makes a colored blob except instead of 5 directions there are like, 100.

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vrek programming.dev vrek@programming.dev
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#40 · Quote Reply

Everyone has a skill. I've known a few people who don't.

No, you knew a few people who were trying to have a skill they didn't have.

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vrek programming.dev vrek@programming.dev
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That was me for a bit after a significant relationship. Did not wish to be alone with my thoughts. Was a model employee

He was amazing. He just wanted to be left alone and allowed to crank out work.

Based on this experience I think we should hire people who are in long term relationships and then have a seperate team whose job is to break that relationship for the increased output. /s that is way too evil for me

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OryxAndCake slrpnk.net OryxAndCake@slrpnk.net
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#42 · Quote Reply

For real, like, honestly, if you walk up to a kid and slap them and then force them to take an IQ test, they could possibly test as mentally disabled even if they were in the genius range before you slapped them. Your mental state, your mood, your home life, how much sleep you got that night, your diet, all of those things can affect your performance on the actual test.

I wish someone had told my father this when I was little. He might just have stopped hitting me and calling me stupid if someone other than me pointed it out.

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InternetCitizen2 lemmy.world InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world
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#43 · Quote Reply

No, you knew a few people who were trying to have a skill they didn't have.

Hey, you've met me ๐Ÿ˜

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Buddahriffic lemmy.world Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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#44 · Quote Reply

Hello yes I am psychliltirist I am here to test ur head mush

Oh crap I forgot my testing hammer, I'll be right back.

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davidgro lemmy.world davidgro@lemmy.world
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#45 · (edited) Quote Reply

He was amazing. He just wanted to be left alone and allowed to crank out work. Based on this experience I think we should hire people who are in long term relationships and then have a seperate team whose job is to break that relationship for the increased output. /s that is way too evil for me

It can easily go the other way. I had a contract during which I lost a relationship right after losing my dad. Failed to deal with it, and soon after lost the contract too.

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Kairos lemmy.today LodeMike@lemmy.today
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#46 · Quote Reply

I know someone whose IQ is measured at 86 and she has a PhD and makes a quarter million dollars a year. IQ is a spectrum. At 70, though, I believe you would be special needs.

Is sheโ€”and I mean this in the most respectful way I canโ€”white?

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Fredthefishlord lemmy.blahaj.zone Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#47 · Quote Reply

I know someone whose IQ is measured at 86 and she has a PhD and makes a quarter million dollars a year. IQ is a spectrum. At 70, though, I believe you would be special needs.

I would move to suggest that money made is nothing more than correlated with IQ

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vrek programming.dev vrek@programming.dev
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#48 · Quote Reply

Hey, you've met me ๐Ÿ˜

You have some skill, just have to figure out what it is

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vrek programming.dev vrek@programming.dev
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#49 · Quote Reply

It can easily go the other way. I had a contract during which I lost a relationship right after losing my dad. Failed to deal with it, and soon after lost the contract too.

Well go find the contract. It's probably in that drawer you throw old papers in

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atopi piefed.blahaj.zone atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone
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#50 · Quote Reply

The official test iq i did(for autism diagnosis) had questions that had you order words in alphabet order(i did not know the alphabet order) and asked me to define a word that is not used anymore

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bizarroland lemmy.world bizarroland@lemmy.world
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#51 · Quote Reply

I would move to suggest that money made is nothing more than correlated with IQ

The point of me posting that is to say that IQ does not necessarily correlate with success.

For comparison, at the same time she was making a quarter of a million dollars a year, I, with my 136 IQ, was making like 90k, which was still pretty good, but compared to 250k is bupkis.

And it's not like she was my boss or anything, we worked in the same group, but she was about 20 years older than me with a PhD.

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