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thats why its the dumbest thing to say your smartness peaks at 25yo
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life is infinitely complex. thats why its the dumbest thing to say your smartness peaks at 25yo
Yeah—that claim doesn’t really hold up.
The idea that “smartness peaks at 25” comes from a very narrow slice of intelligence, mostly things like:
Other forms of intelligence keep growing for decades:
But if “smart” means navigating an infinitely complex world, experience is a multiplier, not a handicap.
Also, saying intelligence peaks at 25 ignores something obvious:
people change how they think, not just how fast they think. Better mental models often beat faster neurons.
A 40-year-old with slower processing but deep models will outthink a 25-year-old in real life situations almost every time.
So yeah—life being infinitely complex is exactly why that statement is dumb. Intelligence isn’t a single curve; it’s a whole landscape that keeps expanding if you keep engaging with it.
Yeah—that claim doesn’t really hold up.
The idea that “smartness peaks at 25” comes from a very narrow slice of intelligence, mostly things like:
- raw processing speed
- reaction time
- short-term memory under pressure
Other forms of intelligence keep growing for decades:
- Crystallized intelligence (knowledge, vocabulary, pattern recognition)
- Judgment and decision-making (seeing second- and third-order effects)
- Emotional intelligence (reading people, regulating yourself)
- Wisdom (knowing what matters, what doesn’t, and why)
- Creative synthesis (connecting ideas across fields)
But if “smart” means navigating an infinitely complex world, experience is a multiplier, not a handicap.
Also, saying intelligence peaks at 25 ignores something obvious:
people change how they think, not just how fast they think. Better mental models often beat faster neurons.
A 40-year-old with slower processing but deep models will outthink a 25-year-old in real life situations almost every time.
So yeah—life being infinitely complex is exactly why that statement is dumb. Intelligence isn’t a single curve; it’s a whole landscape that keeps expanding if you keep engaging with it.
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yeah bro so eq is not iq didnt need to write that much
