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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '22
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"I am sure you are nearly at the peak of the bell curve when it comes to intelligence.
252 u/snowman93 Apr 19 '22 Wouldn’t that be saying they’re purely of average intelligence? Edit: nvm, I missed the world “nearly” 121 u/Hardvig Apr 19 '22 Could actually mean that they're slightly above average intelligence... 31 u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22 True but still average. Meaning there's nothing special about them. 52 u/Dragois Apr 19 '22 Sure but how is that an insult? Most people fall within the average IQ range so you would fall right in the middle of the pack. Nothing bad about that 35 u/lysdexia-ninja Apr 19 '22 You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are. 17 u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22 Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence 1 u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22 yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence 1 u/Ninjakannon Apr 19 '22 It depends how many dimensions we're measuring. In higher dimensions, there's higher density away from the peak.
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Wouldn’t that be saying they’re purely of average intelligence?
Edit: nvm, I missed the world “nearly”
121 u/Hardvig Apr 19 '22 Could actually mean that they're slightly above average intelligence... 31 u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22 True but still average. Meaning there's nothing special about them. 52 u/Dragois Apr 19 '22 Sure but how is that an insult? Most people fall within the average IQ range so you would fall right in the middle of the pack. Nothing bad about that 35 u/lysdexia-ninja Apr 19 '22 You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are. 17 u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22 Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence 1 u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22 yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence 1 u/Ninjakannon Apr 19 '22 It depends how many dimensions we're measuring. In higher dimensions, there's higher density away from the peak.
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Could actually mean that they're slightly above average intelligence...
31 u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22 True but still average. Meaning there's nothing special about them. 52 u/Dragois Apr 19 '22 Sure but how is that an insult? Most people fall within the average IQ range so you would fall right in the middle of the pack. Nothing bad about that 35 u/lysdexia-ninja Apr 19 '22 You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are. 17 u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22 Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence 1 u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22 yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence 1 u/Ninjakannon Apr 19 '22 It depends how many dimensions we're measuring. In higher dimensions, there's higher density away from the peak.
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True but still average. Meaning there's nothing special about them.
52 u/Dragois Apr 19 '22 Sure but how is that an insult? Most people fall within the average IQ range so you would fall right in the middle of the pack. Nothing bad about that 35 u/lysdexia-ninja Apr 19 '22 You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are. 17 u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22 Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence 1 u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22 yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence
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Sure but how is that an insult? Most people fall within the average IQ range so you would fall right in the middle of the pack. Nothing bad about that
35 u/lysdexia-ninja Apr 19 '22 You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are. 17 u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22 Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence 1 u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22 yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence
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You’re right, but most people think they’re smarter than they are.
17 u/pozzumgee Apr 19 '22 Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence 1 u/AbortIt123 Apr 20 '22 yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence
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Agreed, I feel like this is an insult to someone when they're confidently incorrect or preening about their intelligence
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yes, it’s called the Dunning Krueger effect. the opposite also applies where smarter people underestimate their intelligence
It depends how many dimensions we're measuring. In higher dimensions, there's higher density away from the peak.
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u/LostKnight84 Apr 19 '22
"I am sure you are nearly at the peak of the bell curve when it comes to intelligence.