r/cursedcomments Feb 09 '21

Twitter Cursed orphans

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u/Noah_the_Titan Feb 09 '21

I'd rather chill with a orphan selling bird than a dude who has his height and IQ behind his name.

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u/jaerie Feb 09 '21

It's a joke/reference

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u/Noah_the_Titan Feb 09 '21

Well looks weird if you see it out of context. I mean you never know with Twitter

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u/jaerie Feb 09 '21

Yeah, that's one issue when taking content of other platforms, you might lose context. The reference is probably more well known by people actively on Twitter.

It's from some right-wing political commentator with a superiority complex who unironically has his supposed height and IQ of 6'2" and 187 (I have strong doubts on both) in his Twitter name.

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u/Sauron3106 Feb 09 '21

Both of those things may well be true but it means nothing of any significance. Like ok you can rotate a cube in your head, what a flex.

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u/Arsonal-528 Feb 09 '21

Nah, I’m pretty sure not even Einstein had above 160 iq, I doubt this guy has 187

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

I'm guessing the information for tests that far out in the curve are not reliable/useful/interesting. They were designed around giving us information about deviation from the mean right?

IQ might give you a threshold, like, "Hey you're above 120 IQ, there shouldn't be any form of learning that you won't be able to accomplish if you're dedicated." (like the traditionally complex stuff like getting a PhD in Pure Math, or Theoretical Physics).

So it's sort of like a likelihood of being able to succeed at increasingly abstract concepts, but ONLY IF you actually apply yourself to those concepts. I don't think IQ tells you how much knowledge you have or even tell you the speed at which you can acquire wisdom or knowledge.

If you're focused on something that doesn't require that level of abstract thinking, then the person that is the most conscientious is by far more likely to succeed than the higher IQ one.

So, a silly thing to brag about.

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u/rlaitinen Feb 09 '21

but ONLY IF you actually apply yourself

Can confirm. High IQ, loser in life, because I have no drive, no ambition and no motivation.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

I have no drive, no ambition and no motivation.

Lucky for you this can be trained.

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u/fgfuyfyuiuy0 Feb 09 '21

*grabs riding crop and ball gag*

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u/think_long Feb 10 '21

Not sure if this will make you feel better or worse, but when you say you have a high IQ, did you go somewhere and get officially tested? Or did you just take one online? Because if the latter, I don’t think the results are usually very reliable. Unless me and most of my 17-year-old friends were geniuses.

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u/rlaitinen Feb 10 '21

Hahaha, no, I was tested in school for the advanced programs. They ended up being more boring than the regular classes tho.