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disillusioned
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I use to cope with the idea that because my IQ is only 97 rather than something even more low like bottom 90's or upper 80's that I was somehow superior to the "real dummies". Granted, that I actually still believe this to a certain point. However, I have still come to conclude that this is ultimately a cope. Let's face it, a person with sub-100 IQ (literally 50% of the population) will never ever be truly good at anything. They might become so so with enough practice but they will always be largely invisible inside the shadows of other more higher IQ individuals. In order to be actually good at something you need at least 105-110 IQ (that's literally top 20% of the population, yep 80/20 rule strikes again) or else you will always be mediocre or worse.
Ever since I was young I always felt like I wasn't that great at certain things (math, chess, strategy games etc) and that many other kids were just smarter than me. Turns out that they were. And this mind you is despite 97 IQ actually being just barely below the average. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to be even lower IQ. At least with 97 IQ I can cope with certain hobbies even if I am not super good at them. If my IQ was like bottom 25% I would not be able to do even this.
The 80/20 rule is everywhere. Most people literally have no objective reason to exist. Sub-110 = talentless Sub-90 = sub-human
EDIT: Will throw this in for some extra suicide fuel: https://pumpkinperson.com/2016/02/11/the-incredible-correlation-between-iq-income/
Ever since I was young I always felt like I wasn't that great at certain things (math, chess, strategy games etc) and that many other kids were just smarter than me. Turns out that they were. And this mind you is despite 97 IQ actually being just barely below the average. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to be even lower IQ. At least with 97 IQ I can cope with certain hobbies even if I am not super good at them. If my IQ was like bottom 25% I would not be able to do even this.
The 80/20 rule is everywhere. Most people literally have no objective reason to exist. Sub-110 = talentless Sub-90 = sub-human
EDIT: Will throw this in for some extra suicide fuel: https://pumpkinperson.com/2016/02/11/the-incredible-correlation-between-iq-income/
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