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slopjockey ( slopjockey@awful.systems )  to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years ago

No, intelligence is not like height

theinfinitesimal.substack.com

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No, intelligence is not like height

theinfinitesimal.substack.com

slopjockey ( slopjockey@awful.systems )  to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years ago
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... and the reason is one of the most interesting findings from modern behavioral genetics

It earned its “flagged off HN” badge in under 2 hours

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41366609

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    an hackernews:

    a high correlation between intelligence and IQ

    motherfuckers out here acting like “intelligence” is sufficiently well-defined that a correlation between it and anything else can be computed

    intelligence can be reasonably defined as “knowledge and skills to be successful in life, i.e. have higher-than-average income”

    eat a bag of dicks

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      deleted by creator

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      ooh can I play? A species’ or race’s intelligence can be reasonably defined by how rapidly it extracts resources from the surrounding area.

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      That would be the Lexus-and-the-Olive-Tree definition, like the one by which McDonald’s burgers are the best cuisine

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