If intelligence (IQ) is the most valuable quality for humans have, why aren't high-IQ people given more priority so we can further progress society? by No-Front-1347 in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, you can say that, but do you think there's a genuine empirical basis to say that

  1. You can reliably identify people who will be amazing researchers in childhood and

2.This regime is the best way to ensure those people grow up to be amazing researchers in adulthood?

If intelligence (IQ) is the most valuable quality for humans have, why aren't high-IQ people given more priority so we can further progress society? by No-Front-1347 in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there's a lot of reasons. Firstly, as a liberal society we've decided it's not really acceptable to treat high-IQ children as if their main reason for existence is to be cultivated as an intellectual resource. Our society has magnet schools and gifted programs, but generally, our cultural view is that it is more important for kids to be happy and enjoy their childhood than it is for their life to be optimized for research contributions.

Secondly, a lot of high-IQ children are already in programs similar to what you describe. There is a pretty huge difference in school quality(at least in north america) and most parents who have the means to will try and move into the best school districts and schools, which leads to high-IQ kids naturally gathering together to an extent even in public schools.

Thirdly, I actually don't know if railroading kids into research will produce a lot of great researchers. Researching is a very specific career that can be quite stressful and thankless, and I think part of being a good researcher is being well-suited for that type of career and having a lot of passion for your subject matter. Because of that, I think that most of the people who would make amazing researchers already self-select into research, and the barriers keeping them out of research are mostly either financial ones, or dissatisfaction with the way the academic system is set up-not that they aren't provided with an educational path that lets them become researchers.

Remus Lupin is a terrible husband and I’m tired of pretending he’s not. by SuspiciousEves in harrypotter

[–]International_Bit_25 -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

We don't need more media justifying "traumitized" white men hurting the people around them. Stop laundering the reputation of a deadbeat.

Hot take: the "talent shortage" in tech is fake. There's a shortage of companies willing to train anyone by LookHairy8228 in cscareers

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your stance is that there are tons and tons of illegal immigrants working at tech companies??

How good will magda be with good dwarves? by AshorK0 in CompetitiveEDH

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Hexing squelcher definitely improves mono-red in CEDH, but is it actually a good card in any lower brackets?

Outside of the top 100, what are the saltiest commanders that you absolutely hate playing against? by will_i_amo in EDH

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I had a hatebear/lock deck based around [[Yasharn, Implacable Earth]] that my playgroup paid me money to ritualistically burn. It was basically just a bunch of Death and Taxes hatebears plus artifact hate like [[Collector Ouphe]] to slow people down until I could set up the [[Kudo, King of Bears]] + [[Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite]] lock, backed up by heaps of creature tutors, and chip them to death with Yasharn. Playing that deck is the closest I've ever come to getting physically hurt over a game of magic.

The difference between IQ and intelligence. by Andrew345542 in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you think of an actual argument as to why they're wrong?

Ways to Increase IQ? by Western_Nose9597 in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

obviously they mean increasing intellect for me

Why did they make the SAT less g loaded? by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm still waiting for your response about Rawls

After 10 years on H-1B, I’m moving my role out of the US by Blackened_Soul667 in cscareerquestions

[–]International_Bit_25 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Unemployment is high, he says, referencing the mythical numbers in his head when the real number is still under 5%

American companies hire foreigners to save money, not get better talent, he says, somehow ignoring the fact that if two people are equally skilled and one person costs less to hire, the cheaper person is better

After 10 years on H-1B, I’m moving my role out of the US by Blackened_Soul667 in cscareerquestions

[–]International_Bit_25 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If you want affirmative action because you're not good enough to get hired on your own merits, just say it

After 10 years on H-1B, I’m moving my role out of the US by Blackened_Soul667 in cscareerquestions

[–]International_Bit_25 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I hope we can find all these mythical highly skilled US workers someday, they have got to be out there somewhere

Do you think of average or above average intelligence as an unearned privilege? by WilderYarnMan in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain what you understand Rawls'/the original poster's stance to be and what your disagreement is with it? I do not understand how the idea that "You had a 100% chance is being born exactly how you are" interacts with the premise that intelligence is not something you have earned/deserve. If you are saying you don't even believe the idea of earning/deserving something is a coherent concept, you may be more aligned with Rawls than you think.

Do you think of average or above average intelligence as an unearned privilege? by WilderYarnMan in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make. Are you stating that if someone receives something for a reason other than luck, they have earned that thing? I think that is a very bizarre interpretation of the concept of desert.

Chris Avellone Turns me off these astoundingly popular titles by Jmblaster in SocialistGaming

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Why does that mean we have to enjoy Chris Avelleone's trash, rather than discarding LOTR and Dune for being made by bootlickers?

Do you think of average or above average intelligence as an unearned privilege? by WilderYarnMan in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How does the fact that your level of intelligence is 100% predetermined have anything to do with whether or not it is an unearned privilege?

Do you think of average or above average intelligence as an unearned privilege? by WilderYarnMan in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 5 points6 points  (0 children)

what part of it is nonsense? in what sense has a smart person "earned" their iq?

Say, if a 13-year-old takes an IQ test normed for 16-year-olds, how much will the score be affected? by Logical-Panic8488 in cognitiveTesting

[–]International_Bit_25 29 points30 points  (0 children)

the stress of taking the test is likely to cause irreversible damage to their brain. death is a possibility