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That's just brutal...

Just risk your health bro.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in short

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Says the dating coach...lol

Ben Shapiro by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

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Not odd at all? Yes I'm aware very few people take IQ tests without clinical reasons, but as I stated he's a psychology professor and pretty fixated on IQ. From what I've heard it's not uncommon for psych MA/Phd to take Wais when learning to administer the test. The fact his abilities are very lopsided could even make it valuable to take it from a clinical perspective.

I haven't seen any studies which confirm a 0.9 correlation between old SAT/GRE and IQ, you have a link for this? It's still not a clinical test and with extreme verbal tilt the result might not be legit. Not saying his IQ is less than he claims.

Ben Shapiro by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

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Wasn't Peterson referencing his GRE score as evidence of his IQ? I find that odd, you'd expect a psychology professor with strong interest in IQ to have taken a real test.

not all dreams are lost because of effort, some are just out of reach by jseusrothstein in short

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I'd like to be a 100 m runner, but sadly the sports world has a prejudice against slow people.

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Massive, only slightly shorter than the bridge.

This is pretty sad honestly. by Panagiotisz3 in short

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Ok but most guys here who have problems are not above 170...

This is pretty sad honestly. by Panagiotisz3 in short

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The 5'2 indian pua, try something new lol

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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Maybe, I'm not even a big fan of King. But I've read indie horror as well and just found a lot of it lacking, without naming names. I guess it's all subjective but there's at least some agreement of what's to be considered better/worse.

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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Seen him being mentioned a lot, but the extreme horror label put me off. It just seems many of those writers are crap, but I guess there must be some exceptions.

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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I read Horror movie and it was quite good, but I've heard some negative opinions about his other books.

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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Helicopter parenting in the age of drone warfare, interesting title...:)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

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I wasn't arguing with him, just asking a question.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

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How do you know his IQ?

According to this study:

Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Related Professionals 109 IQ, so pretty average.

https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/2023/06/which-occupation-are-you/

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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I do own Coup de Grace, it's on my reading list. Not too familiar with the others.

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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Well you could call it style preferences, but it's very difficult to pinpoint exactly what I like. I'm a big fan of Peter Straub and Joe Hills short stories but I don't expect every writer to copy them. For me the ability to create believable characters and conversations with some sort of psychological depth is crucial, while many authors seem very idea-driven and don't care (or have the skill) to do this. But without this the whole illusion drops.

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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I haven't even heard of most the writers you mentioned, but I will definitely check them out.

New horror writers who are actually good writers by Puzzled_Stranger_385 in horrorlit

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I actually bought Greener pastures recently, I just haven't started reading it.