[ExI] The downsides of high IQ

[William Flynn Wallace]

The quickest positive response I experienced was related to an application
where I simply left almost everything blank, indicating almost no education
or experience.

Two points:  there is a positive correlation between IQ and manic
depression, definitely a hindrance to success.  Most companies know that
there is a high turnover rate with above average IQ people in lower level
jobs.  bill w

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:35 AM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

> … Anders commented, regarding the general concept of “…if you’re so smart,
> why ain’t ya rich…”
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> >… But the core claim, intelligence is not enough to guarantee a good
> life, seems right. It does predict better health, longevity, education,
> salary, long-term orientation, cooperation and so on, and it does *protect*
> against accidents, being a homicide victim and unhappiness. But that is
> obviously not enough on its own: motivation and personality obviously has a
> huge impact…Anders Sandberg
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> Note that brains are cheap.
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> A well-known southern campus minister was known to make comments such as
> “Ah don’t see hyaw… any honest prostitute… could possibly myak a livin… awn
> theeus heah cayampus… with awl these young beautiful college girls… GIVIN
> it away!”
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> Well hell, think about it.  Consider all the really smart people you know,
> and if you are one of them good for you.  You like doing brainy things.
> You will not only do it for little pay, you will GIVE it away.  Think of
> all the technical papers that are written, just for the joy of it.
> Understatement, you will pay money to give away your ideas.  Not only that,
> when you call a geek a cheap brain slut, they take it as compliment
> (because it is.)  They form a CBS club and egg each other on, shamelessly
> performing unprotected multiple serial brain-copulation, riotous
> brain-orgies and such (example: ExtroCons.)
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> Look over to Andart for a poster-child example.  All those cool ideas; the
> man doesn’t even ask for anything in return.  Brain-whores just give it
> away!  How can idea-purveyors compete with that?
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> In our modern world, brains are cheap, and a lot of it is my favorite
> pricetag: free.
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> Oh what a glorious time to be living.  We higher primates evolved these
> bulbous frontal lobes for exactly this era.  Give it away until you are
> sore, then give more.
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> spike
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