Who is actually more stupid, Al or Becky?
Amber cant speak proper English although its her mother tongue and the only language she knows, she doesnt know a mirror... mirrors the image, cant lie coherently, has gained 40 ellbees since 2017 although she is on a "weight loss journey", cant organize an appointment with a doctor and has not managed to get a diagnosis for years, gets catfished in the current year, believes in chem trails and doesnt understand a simple calorie counting program.
Becky doest realize she is an obviously abusive relationship, she is putting her friendship with the boys on the line for Al, doesnt keep a job, gains weight with Al, to stupid to follow a diet as well, thats all that comes to mind. Now to be fair these are signs of denial and abuse, but she is very immature at 27 and speaks very slowly, appearing very dim all of the time.
Neither of them have an education or any career, but ultimately I think Amber is the more stupid one because Becky is depressed, introverted and in an abusive, toxic relationship which takes a toll on ones mind and probably makes her appear more stupid than she is. That said they are both definetly below average, probably even below an IQ of 90.
I confess that I have put some thunk into this question too.
I eventually arrived at the conclusion that Becky is the dumber of the two, but it is close and what little intelligence either has manifests itself in different ways.
Last month, Becky's big "achievement" (her words, not mine) was to reach level 1000 on a mindlessly repetitive cellphone game. Becky is monosyllabic, and purely a creature of Wal-Mart and rural multiplex culture. Once upon a time, people might have called her "backwoods", suggesting a slowness and dimwittedness.
Amberlynn's peabrain should be donated to science, and her lack of basic intelligence is manifest. However she does have some things going for her. She has at least lived in numerous states; that isn't the same as being well-traveled, but at least is is a kind of life experience. She makes the videos, as awful as they are, which does require at least a basic level of competence. She is clearly the boss of the two, which suggests she is brighter on some level. She can be devious and manipulative, which requires some thinking skills.
I think Amberlynn is profoundly dumb, but her dumbness is compounded by a lack of education beyond middle school (high school was a wash, by her own admission). Given a different set of life circumstances, she might have turned out a dull, average, rural woman and led a normal life. Becky, however, seems like she lacks some raw material needed for intelligence; schooling probably didn't matter in her case. She has that speech impediment too, which isn't
necessarily a sign of weak intelligence, but sometimes can be. She lets Amberlynn talk her out of any resolve she has, and she seems to think Amberlynn is smart, perhaps the most damning evidence of stupidity she has.
But what are we doing? It's like looking at turds in a dog park and trying to decide which one looks more appetizing. I think your estimate of IQ is right. I'd put Becky at about 89 (still considered normal, but low), and AL around 91 or 92. That's within the margin of error, so maybe Becky is smarter. Who knows? Neither one is likely to cure cancer.
