[Chickensoup]

BTW, why does it seem that the subject of high IQ comes up so often on FR?

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Most likely because it is an important subject to discuss with social and moral implications that has been gagged at least since the mid eighties. There is no place to have this conversation except on line at certain sites like FR.

Heck I can remember my stats prof in the 90’s in grad school trying to talk in code about the issues of IQ and testing, and finally giving up. We live gagged lives. One can talk more freely here, than most places.

[adorno]

Most likely because it is an important subject to discuss with social and moral implication

I feel so sorry for the oppressed high IQ people.

While I can relate to the burdens of being so smart...

I still don't see the need, as some people here do, to present this subject so often on any web site, or on any forum.

What it "seems like" to me, is that the subject is a favorite of so many who like to bring it up to talk about themselves as being so much brighter than the average (or lower than average) folks out there.

The high IQ issue is brought up very often when people want to talk about certain races and cultures and ethnic groups not being so bright and having lower than average intelligence. I question the wisdom of those that like to brag about their intelligence and their need to put down others they deem to be "lesser". Oftentimes, being wise is more important than possessing the higher intelligence. Heck, I question the intelligence of people who like to brag about their IQs, while not being able to show common sense when addressing people and issues affecting certain classes of people. . The "social intelligence" of the high IQ sector, is very often questionable.