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IQ is a statistic that can have some really wonky variances, especially with children or those without mathematical education, but that’s another topic. IQ gets wayyyy too much focus from racial supremicists who like to pretend it justifies their world views.
My point that you somehow missed was it gets literally no attention from anyone in polite society because either they are all afraid of what it could mean (as if it would lead inevitably to monstrous eugenics programs and soul-crushing social caste systems) or because they are afraid of being yelled at. And as I said, those racial supremacists wouldn't have a frustrating corner on the discussion if science would stop pretending IQ variance isn't a legitimate issue worth exploring and debating.
And no statistic correlates more directly to life success as strongly as IQ does. Pretending we don't have mountains of data indicating that, or pretending the test is biased or isn't appropriate for all people, or pretending IQ doesn't real, or just being really uncomfortable with the subject... none of that changes reality.
We do not need to derail this amazingly funny thread with more IQ sperging. Also, eat the hat.
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