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re: Explain, if you allow.. Everyone here is 130+ IQ
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:53 pm to drizztiger
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:53 pm to drizztiger
I've never mentioned IQ but I was in Gifted classes from 3rd grade to 10th. Quit over teacher i hated.
Started school at 5 in first grade.
Started school at 5 in first grade.
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:01 pm to drizztiger
I’ve shared this here before, my Dad skipped 3rd & 8th grade and graduated from High School at age 15.
When my Elementary School approached him to have me skip 3rd Grade, he said nope.
Ironically, in Eighth Grade I was at a school that didn’t let kids skip. My teachers that year would let me go to the school library instead of staying in their classes. I wasn’t a particular discipline problem, but they knew I already knew their subject matter and I’d read something while I was in the library.
So I kinda skipped Eighth grade without actually skipping it.
When my Elementary School approached him to have me skip 3rd Grade, he said nope.
Ironically, in Eighth Grade I was at a school that didn’t let kids skip. My teachers that year would let me go to the school library instead of staying in their classes. I wasn’t a particular discipline problem, but they knew I already knew their subject matter and I’d read something while I was in the library.
So I kinda skipped Eighth grade without actually skipping it.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:11 pm to Topwater Trout
Most kids that were in the gifted program for considerable time regret being in the program vs true honors programs with smart/balanced kids from what I experienced. Gifted moniker had them around some major weirdos and nerds and stunted them socially which is a huge part or being successful in the USA. Most of them ended up in unremarkable jobs or went wayyyy off the deep end or worse.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:18 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:I mostly agree with you, but I think the deeper problem isn’t ignorance of facts so much as a near universal inability to parse arguments. People don’t seem to understand what claim is actually being evaluated, what facts are relevant to that claim, or which questions are downstream versus foundational. It doesn’t feel like posturing either. It feels sincere, which is honestly worse.
Well politics has gotten really popular for people who don't know anything about politics and got a degree from Twitter/X university, but who, in their most Dunning-Kruger, are infinitely confident that they have real insight. So just getting into the BASICS without USING CAPS to OWN THE LIBS is largely impossible.
Most of the people posting on the poli board don't have a fundamental understanding of the topics being discussed. Sadly, lots of people who DO, who have a history of being non-idiots on there, have devolved greatly into the conspiratorial and/or black pill mindset. Due to reliance on either mindset you can't have a productive conversation with those people, either.
Good recent examples are the SCOTUS case threads about whether Trump’s tariffs were issued under legally valid authority. Roughly 90 percent of the politards argue as if the case is about whether tariffs themselves are legal. You have people sincerely responding with things like “so it’s fine for other countries to tariff us?” or “why didn’t anyone complain when JFK tariffed rubber dog shite from Nepal?” None of that is even adjacent to the question before the court. SCOTUS wasn’t weighing the wisdom of tariffs or their historical use. They were evaluating whether the specific statutory authority invoked to impose them was lawfully applied. That critical, foundational distinction is currently sailing over the whole fricking boards head.
When people can’t separate “is this policy allowed in general” from “was this authority properly exercised in this instance,” what the frick can you even talk about? At that point you’re not debating, you’re stuck teaching basic claim structure to people who don’t even know why it matters, and who interpret any attempt to narrow the question to logical foundations as evasion.
That, more than ideology or conspiracism, is what makes the board functionally retarded most days.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:58 pm to SlowFlowPro
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The question is why all the 130+ IQs weren't in gifted.
Because Mrs. Lemoine swore I could repeat everything she said while hanging from the light fixture.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:01 pm to drizztiger
Absolutely fricking not lol
EDIT: Some context. 130 IQ is traditionally right around 2 standard deviations above average. That result occurs in 5% of the country. 1 in 20 randomly selected Americans are 130+ IQ.
And you’re asking if everyone on a message board this size is 130+ IQ? Lol.
That’s before getting into various demographic skews. I feel kind of mean and nasty going here, but suffice to say that the board has a clear skew in terms of home state, political and religious affiliation*, socioeconomic stratum, educational attainment… and all of it cuts against above-average IQ.
(*: no, I’m not calling you or anybody else stupid. Promise. Numbers are numbers. I don’t think this stuff is very important anyway.)
EDIT: Some context. 130 IQ is traditionally right around 2 standard deviations above average. That result occurs in 5% of the country. 1 in 20 randomly selected Americans are 130+ IQ.
And you’re asking if everyone on a message board this size is 130+ IQ? Lol.
That’s before getting into various demographic skews. I feel kind of mean and nasty going here, but suffice to say that the board has a clear skew in terms of home state, political and religious affiliation*, socioeconomic stratum, educational attainment… and all of it cuts against above-average IQ.
(*: no, I’m not calling you or anybody else stupid. Promise. Numbers are numbers. I don’t think this stuff is very important anyway.)
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:04 pm to northshorebamaman
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I mostly agree with you, but I think the deeper problem isn’t ignorance of facts so much as a near universal inability to parse arguments. People don’t seem to understand what claim is actually being evaluated, what facts are relevant to that claim, or which questions are downstream versus foundational. It doesn’t feel like posturing either. It feels sincere, which is honestly worse.
Yes and they then use the most random, irrelevant whataboutism and think they score b/c that's the currency on X
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Good recent examples are the SCOTUS case threads about whether Trump’s tariffs were issued under legally valid authority. Roughly 90 percent of the politards argue as if the case is about whether tariffs themselves are legal.
There was a response to me that perfectly encapsulates these 2 quoted portions that happened while I was posting in this thread in real time....about tariffs.
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At that point you’re not debating, you’re stuck teaching basic claim structure to people who don’t even know why it matters, and who interpret any attempt to narrow the question to logical foundations as evasion.
And they call you an autist for doing this
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:15 pm to OKBoomerSooner
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(*: no, I’m not calling you or anybody else stupid. Promise.
Well, that's no fun.
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:17 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Well, that's no fun.
neither was my
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:43 pm to drizztiger
This little girl had an IQ that could not be reliably measured by standardized tests. She explained it to me thusly - "I know too much."
By the age of ten she had concluded that men were stupid. With regard particularly to the level of functioning that I have observed on the O-T, I would agree that is likely a more accurate assessment than one of exceptional intelligence here. Just the spelling and grammar errors alone lower the collective IQ of the O-T by two standard deviations.
By the age of ten she had concluded that men were stupid. With regard particularly to the level of functioning that I have observed on the O-T, I would agree that is likely a more accurate assessment than one of exceptional intelligence here. Just the spelling and grammar errors alone lower the collective IQ of the O-T by two standard deviations.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:04 pm to drizztiger
I think everyone here would agree that I have a 300 IQ and counting.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:10 pm to drizztiger
My IQ test came back just high enough to qualify for government housing assistance and placement at a craft store for some time out of the house
My foster moms are very proud of me and my newfound independence
My foster moms are very proud of me and my newfound independence
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:30 pm to drizztiger
Well, the last formal test that I took came out at 135, but I don't think that I could score that high any more since I have been following Tiger Droppings now for a while. 
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:53 pm to drizztiger
I can believe that the average poster here is maybe slightly above average IQ. Seeking out and actively participating in an online forum is certifiable nerd behavior, regardless of the topic. Just my take.
Probably not an avg of 130 though.
Probably not an avg of 130 though.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:24 pm to Shorts Guy
You havent really perused some of these forums have you…
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:57 pm to OKBoomerSooner
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EDIT: Some context. 130 IQ is traditionally right around 2 standard deviations above average. That result occurs in 5% of the country. 1 in 20 randomly selected Americans are 130+ IQ.
2.5% fall into the 130+ bucket. 95% of the population is within 2 std dev of the mean, but you're forgetting the 2.5% that fall into the left tail.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 7:16 pm to PGAOLDBAWNevahBroke
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You havent really perused some of these forums have you…
I have and am happy to say it doesn’t hold a candle to what you see in basically any Facebook or Instagram comment section. It wasn’t until social media that I realized how dumb “average” is.
Don’t get me wrong, OT folks definitely have their moments.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 7:41 pm to drizztiger
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Do you believe this?
I’m sure everyone on here has stayed at a holiday inn express at least once.?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:36 pm to drizztiger
It’s a message board populated by the dumbest, poorest states in the union.
Make of that what you will
Make of that what you will
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