Mensa Starts Dating Site

[DGuller]

I would imagine a Mensa meeting goes a lot like this thread. 

I doubt it.  One of the universal laws of the Internet is that forum threads about IQ consist mainly of hidden brag/false modesty gambits, where someone mentions how high they scored on IQ test, and then say how little it means.  Merely becoming a member of Mensa already means that you're not interested in either hiding your brags or feigning modesty.

[The Brain]

I am extremely intelligent and I think that intelligence is very important.

[Razgovory]

I would imagine a Mensa meeting goes a lot like this thread. 

I doubt it.  One of the universal laws of the Internet is that forum threads about IQ consist mainly of hidden brag/false modesty gambits, where someone mentions how high they scored on IQ test, and then say how little it means.  Merely becoming a member of Mensa already means that you're not interested in either hiding your brags or feigning modesty.

I think that the fact that I did score high is a good indicator how little it means.

[Malthus]

I would imagine a Mensa meeting goes a lot like this thread. 

I doubt it.  One of the universal laws of the Internet is that forum threads about IQ consist mainly of hidden brag/false modesty gambits, where someone mentions how high they scored on IQ test, and then say how little it means.  Merely becoming a member of Mensa already means that you're not interested in either hiding your brags or feigning modesty.

As already noted, a better hidden brag gambit would be to mention how low one scored on an IQ test, rather than how high. After all, if you scored really high, and are bragging about it, the obvious follow up is "so what have you invented/discovered/achieved with your incredible brains, genius?". If the answer is "nothing", it takes the wind right out of that boasting. 

[Razgovory]

I would imagine a Mensa meeting goes a lot like this thread. 

I doubt it.  One of the universal laws of the Internet is that forum threads about IQ consist mainly of hidden brag/false modesty gambits, where someone mentions how high they scored on IQ test, and then say how little it means.  Merely becoming a member of Mensa already means that you're not interested in either hiding your brags or feigning modesty.

As already noted, a better hidden brag gambit would be to mention how low one scored on an IQ test, rather than how high. After all, if you scored really high, and are bragging about it, the obvious follow up is "so what have you invented/discovered/achieved with your incredible brains, genius?". If the answer is "nothing", it takes the wind right out of that boasting. 

I agree with that.  I live in my parents basement and I'm 32 years old.  I barely passed highschool and never finished college.  If that's what a high IQ gets you, I'd much rather be a little on the dull side.

[Ideologue]

Oh fuck yeah! I was just checking out the Mensa site and while they don't take SAT scores, they do take GMAT scores! I'm going to join Mensa.* 

*I might never get around to this.

My LSAT score gets me in too! Can't wait to hit the Mensa conventions with you, D4.

Not mine.   Kind close-ish though.

[Ideologue]

I don't think it is vastly over-rated.  On average, people with high IQ with lead more successful lives than people with low IQs.  It doesn't necessarily mean that they would amount to some extraordinary cases that are many standard deviations away from the mean.  For that other factors are important, and in fact sometimes high IQ may prevent wild success (because high IQ people are probably more risk averse and will not go for broke as often).

Is this actually true, though? I mean, I know that I've read several studies that kids in Talented & Gifted programs crash and burn in college more often than average kids, resulting in serious employment deficits.

I don't constitute a study.

[Ed Anger]

Ide can join me in beating up these nerds.

[Ideologue]

NERDS! NERDS!  NERDS!

[Ed Anger]

[derspiess]

Nerds beating up nerds, lol.

[Ed Anger]

Nerds beating up nerds, lol.

You aren't invited. How rude.

[alfred russel]

I agree with that.  I live in my parents basement and I'm 32 years old.  I barely passed highschool and never finished college.  If that's what a high IQ gets you, I'd much rather be a little on the dull side.

Raz wins the award for the most well disguised high IQ humble brag ever.

[Razgovory]

Damn straight. 

[Capetan Mihali]

Hell I might have had the most high profile job, and really all I do is go after drunk drivers in court.

And all I do is defend them.

Seriously, the true value of IQ testing is what Valmy said, in identifying people with cognitive deficits.  I've found it useful in understanding my borderline clients (~70-80 IQ).  It isn't low enough to get legally excused from any culpability, but it isn't high enough to provide a good grasp of concepts like: cause-and-effect; projecting oneself into the future; impulse control; consequences; etc.