2 year old indian girl has higher IQ than Eistein
10-02-2013, 02:58 PM
Quote: (10-02-2013 01:00 PM)Bad Hussar Wrote:
I don't see the harm of setting up clubs on the basis of things like IQ, even if being lazy may be a very common trait of members. It's not like being a member gives you much, or really any, power in and of itself. You'd have to earn that very much on the outside.
I don't think anyone's suggesting these clubs shouldn't exist, just that they can be a marker for other things like asperger's syndrome and poor social skills, so the value of joining them is dubious. For the record, once upon a time
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Quote: (10-02-2013 01:04 PM)torontokid Wrote:
The problem with very intelligent people(in the traditional sense) is that they tend to have bad social skills and no street smarts.
There are several reasons for that. A lot of gifted people have a combination of asperger's syndrome and ADHD, plus whatever drugs they get pumped full of for having the above. Another factor is that when they are very young, they often don't relate to their peers and instead socialise primarily with adults, isolating themselves from children their own age. Adult conversation might be more mentally challenging for them, but they miss out on the kind of peer socialising that teaches you how to make small talk, how to have a laugh with mates,
how to be fun to be around.
The thing is, I think high intelligence children are in many cases the best equipped to learn social skills, but it's very easy for misanthropy and isolation to take root if they build their identity too much around their intellect. "I don't understand other people" becomes "other people don't understand me, I'm too far above them" and arrogance becomes a way to rationalise not learning the basic social skills needed to function as a well rounded human being. In a way, it's the same defence mechanism that makes sexless "nice guys" so resistant to the red pill. I mean, look at that kid in the video, saying how he doesn't want a girlfriend, it's a waste of time. It's pure rationalisation, because deep down he knows he doesn't have the tools to get a girlfriend. You can hear from the lack of intonation in his voice when he talks that he doesn't interact with people enough - I had the same problem after isolating myself for an extended period, which is why I think groups like Mensa can be counter-productive.