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I am highly intelligent, ask me anything

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nolinkname · 22/02/2026 09:01

Using standard IQ scales/assessments I am highly intelligent. I have also done some research into high intelligence. Being highly intelligent has advantages and drawbacks. Ask me anything :-)

(Just to preempt some comments: No, I don’t think intelligent people are better human beings than other people. I think qualities such as being kind are more important for example. No, intelligent people are not always ‘better for society’, there is some evidence, for example, that really highly intelligent people carry out proportionally somewhat more crimes (white collar). No, I don’t look down on less intelligent people (sometimes I envy them), but it can obviously be a bit difficult to connect if you have very different frames of reference. No, intelligence does not have any direct links to social skills (positive or negative).)

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GarlicBound · 22/02/2026 22:21

Some spectacularly intelligent people believe in the paranormal/supernatural.

As noted previously, intelligence doesn't always come with common sense.

Nevermind17 · 22/02/2026 22:21

Gloriia · 22/02/2026 22:11

I asked earlier if the op believed in ghosts I don't think they responded. It'd just be interesting to hear what allegedly highly intelligent people think of divisive/controversial subjects.

I think that most highly intelligent people recognise that as a society, we know very little in the grand scheme of the universe.

I believe that a lot of ‘woo’ will be explained by science in future centuries, and they’ll look back and laugh at how stupid we were for thinking that ghosts are a paranormal phenomena.

JustSawJohnny · 22/02/2026 22:26

freakingscared · 22/02/2026 15:34

Really I think it’s a great thread . It can help those like me with high IQ kids as an example , to achieve more .

How, exactly?

My son is also highly intelligent. We supported him through the 11+ process to help him get into a good school but ultimately his future will be determined by his own work ethic and life choices, as have mine.

Intelligence is one aspect of a person. it is not a guarantee of success.

WaryHiker · 22/02/2026 22:35

The thing I have found most frustrating about what I expected to be a fascinating thread is that you have rigidly refused all invitations to broaden out the discussion to make this conversation remotely interesting.

You have taken the facet of yourself that is possibly the least interesting part of any living person and hyper-focused on that, accusing anyone who tries to move you towards any wider perspectives of either armchair diagnosing you or fixating on your intelligence in unhelpful ways.

What I think you have failed to understand, which is possibly significant in itself, is that the only interesting thing a highly intelligent person has to offer on this kind of thread is an overview of how their intelligence affects all aspects of their life. You have dismissed these questions and called them trivial and made it humourlessly clear they don't interest you. In which case, why start the thread at all?

The reason why some people are doubting your high intelligence is because you are giving us nothing to work with. I've looked back at all your answers. They are bland and uncommunicative and could easily have been written by someone of much lower intelligence, or indeed Chat GPT. That doesn't mean I doubt your intelligence, just that I would really have enjoyed seeing some signs of it.

As is perfectly obvious from reading all the other posts, you are by no means alone on this thread. Plenty of other people here are clearly of equally or even higher intelligence, and they have engaged with both esoteric and everyday subjects with wit, warmth and humour. Those are the posters I have most enjoyed because it shows how they use their intellectual ability to approach even the most banal of subjects and bring an interesting twist to them. To the highly intelligent person, no subject is too dull to entertain, and they can always find something new and interesting about it.

Maybe you are capable of doing that in everyday life. But if so, why not do that on this thread too, so that we can see how your high intelligence informs the way you see the world in which we as well as you live?

It seems you want to make a series of statements that we are all supposed to swallow without proof. Namely, that being highly intelligent makes it difficult for clever people to navigate the world, and that plenty of studies have backed that up. Yet you stubbornly refuse to accept that this in itself is not an interesting subject to anyone. It may be a fact, it may not be a fact. Other posters have cogently and convincingly argued that it's not always a fact, but you won't engage with that either. You just dig your heels in and say yes it is, so ner!

I usually enjoy AMA threads, but this one has been a pointless waste of time and extremely dull. Or it would have been if not for the smart and witty posters who have done a great job in rescuing it from utter tedium. So, a big thanks to them.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 22/02/2026 22:43

WaryHiker · 22/02/2026 22:35

The thing I have found most frustrating about what I expected to be a fascinating thread is that you have rigidly refused all invitations to broaden out the discussion to make this conversation remotely interesting.

You have taken the facet of yourself that is possibly the least interesting part of any living person and hyper-focused on that, accusing anyone who tries to move you towards any wider perspectives of either armchair diagnosing you or fixating on your intelligence in unhelpful ways.

What I think you have failed to understand, which is possibly significant in itself, is that the only interesting thing a highly intelligent person has to offer on this kind of thread is an overview of how their intelligence affects all aspects of their life. You have dismissed these questions and called them trivial and made it humourlessly clear they don't interest you. In which case, why start the thread at all?

The reason why some people are doubting your high intelligence is because you are giving us nothing to work with. I've looked back at all your answers. They are bland and uncommunicative and could easily have been written by someone of much lower intelligence, or indeed Chat GPT. That doesn't mean I doubt your intelligence, just that I would really have enjoyed seeing some signs of it.

As is perfectly obvious from reading all the other posts, you are by no means alone on this thread. Plenty of other people here are clearly of equally or even higher intelligence, and they have engaged with both esoteric and everyday subjects with wit, warmth and humour. Those are the posters I have most enjoyed because it shows how they use their intellectual ability to approach even the most banal of subjects and bring an interesting twist to them. To the highly intelligent person, no subject is too dull to entertain, and they can always find something new and interesting about it.

Maybe you are capable of doing that in everyday life. But if so, why not do that on this thread too, so that we can see how your high intelligence informs the way you see the world in which we as well as you live?

It seems you want to make a series of statements that we are all supposed to swallow without proof. Namely, that being highly intelligent makes it difficult for clever people to navigate the world, and that plenty of studies have backed that up. Yet you stubbornly refuse to accept that this in itself is not an interesting subject to anyone. It may be a fact, it may not be a fact. Other posters have cogently and convincingly argued that it's not always a fact, but you won't engage with that either. You just dig your heels in and say yes it is, so ner!

I usually enjoy AMA threads, but this one has been a pointless waste of time and extremely dull. Or it would have been if not for the smart and witty posters who have done a great job in rescuing it from utter tedium. So, a big thanks to them.

Brilliant post. This sums up the thread perfectly!

Ohnobackagain · 22/02/2026 22:44

@nolinkname are you left- or right-handed?

Hallywally · 22/02/2026 22:44

Do you consider yourself to be engaging and interesting company? Do people enjoy interacting with you? What’s your view on the importance of possessing qualities such wit/charisma/charm, being personable and empathetic etc?

enpeatea · 22/02/2026 22:55

Well I think you sound like an idiot. IQ tests are just a test. Intelligence is more than just a score on tests which are discredited

Morecoombe · 22/02/2026 23:01

Gloriia · 22/02/2026 22:11

I asked earlier if the op believed in ghosts I don't think they responded. It'd just be interesting to hear what allegedly highly intelligent people think of divisive/controversial subjects.

@nolinkname we are curious 👀

Daftypants · 22/02/2026 23:07

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 22/02/2026 22:19

Can I ask what you are finding difficult about Japanese, exactly?

Because there is kanji , hiragana and also katakana 🤪

Eaglemom · 22/02/2026 23:07

Do you feel that other people react badly to you having high intelligence and this is a major factor in why high IQ people can struggle emotionally?
I have always found it strange how arty/ sporting talents/musical talent etc is openly celebrated throughout all stages of a persons life, but superior intelligence really seems to rile people as demonstrated on this thread.
I am not of anything more than a normal IQ but i find people with really high intelligence intriguing!
I absolutely love watching the chasers in action, how they retain so much knowledge is amazing to me.
It is a gift and it is a shame that once it is over a certain threshold, people feel threatened and must try to bring people down.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 22/02/2026 23:13

Daftypants · 22/02/2026 23:07

Because there is kanji , hiragana and also katakana 🤪

OK, so it's the writing that you're struggling with. But what about it in particular are you finding difficult?

Hiragana and katakana are pretty easy to learn - they are just phonetic. Kanji is obviously much harder, but I think it's literally just a matter of time and practice rather than needing any massive amount of intelligence.

Have you tried flash cards? You can use real ones or I think you can make digital flash cards these days.

StopWindingBobStopWinding · 22/02/2026 23:18

Eaglemom · 22/02/2026 23:07

Do you feel that other people react badly to you having high intelligence and this is a major factor in why high IQ people can struggle emotionally?
I have always found it strange how arty/ sporting talents/musical talent etc is openly celebrated throughout all stages of a persons life, but superior intelligence really seems to rile people as demonstrated on this thread.
I am not of anything more than a normal IQ but i find people with really high intelligence intriguing!
I absolutely love watching the chasers in action, how they retain so much knowledge is amazing to me.
It is a gift and it is a shame that once it is over a certain threshold, people feel threatened and must try to bring people down.

I don’t think it’s that people want to bring you down, as such, but more that people like the OP seem to celebrate their higher intelligence, if indeed they have it, as if it’s intrinsically valuable, rather than for what it can do. So possession of a high IQ is celebrated whether or not the person's apparent talent is maximised and turned to a good use. Being in possession of a lot of fast-twitch muscle fibre isn’t any sort of achievement in itself - but turning that potential into becoming a successful sprinter would be, in your example of someone sporty. Same for intelligence - it doesn’t mean anything if you never do anything with it.

Calliopespa · 22/02/2026 23:19

Eaglemom · 22/02/2026 23:07

Do you feel that other people react badly to you having high intelligence and this is a major factor in why high IQ people can struggle emotionally?
I have always found it strange how arty/ sporting talents/musical talent etc is openly celebrated throughout all stages of a persons life, but superior intelligence really seems to rile people as demonstrated on this thread.
I am not of anything more than a normal IQ but i find people with really high intelligence intriguing!
I absolutely love watching the chasers in action, how they retain so much knowledge is amazing to me.
It is a gift and it is a shame that once it is over a certain threshold, people feel threatened and must try to bring people down.

I have always found it strange how arty/ sporting talents/musical talent etc is openly celebrated throughout all stages of a persons life, but superior intelligence really seems to rile people as demonstrated on this thread.

This is true. I think because, ultimately, it is something we all aspire to. A lot of people don't have time for/ really don't care about art or sport or music, but most people would like to be intelligent as it touches almost every aspect of being the most intelligent species. It is valued.

But probably what we should really value is empathy, thoughtfulness and kindness. No sign of that on these threads though: the worst anyone could do is risk being a "doormat" or "people-pleaser" it seems to me.

Eaglemom · 22/02/2026 23:35

StopWindingBobStopWinding · 22/02/2026 23:18

I don’t think it’s that people want to bring you down, as such, but more that people like the OP seem to celebrate their higher intelligence, if indeed they have it, as if it’s intrinsically valuable, rather than for what it can do. So possession of a high IQ is celebrated whether or not the person's apparent talent is maximised and turned to a good use. Being in possession of a lot of fast-twitch muscle fibre isn’t any sort of achievement in itself - but turning that potential into becoming a successful sprinter would be, in your example of someone sporty. Same for intelligence - it doesn’t mean anything if you never do anything with it.

I don't see anywhere on the thread that OP is celebrating herself for having high intelligence, nor as other's have said is she making it the absolute core of her being.
In my experience people with high IQ's downplay it as the reactions are so negative.
I really don't understand however why a person with a talent should not be proud of it, whatever that may be.
I have noticed alot the presumption that people with high IQ's don't possess warmth, kindness, empathy etc. So many comments saying this is more important. Why as soon as IQ is mentioned to people feel the need to point this out?
People can value all of those things and should still enjoy their high intelligence instead of feeling they must hide it.
I don't remember people shouting about empathy and kindness when Team GB win a medal. It just doesn't come into it.

GarlicBound · 22/02/2026 23:39

@Calliopespa, I'm surprised to see you conflating being a "doormat" or "people-pleaser" with empathy, thoughtfulness and kindness. Sacrifice of the self to another, as implicated by those phrases, is a poisonous distortion of kindness; it generates resentment, harms the giver and invites abuse. You're usually more perspicacious on such matters.

Redragtoabull · 23/02/2026 00:04

Yawn 🥱

StopWindingBobStopWinding · 23/02/2026 00:25

Eaglemom · 22/02/2026 23:35

I don't see anywhere on the thread that OP is celebrating herself for having high intelligence, nor as other's have said is she making it the absolute core of her being.
In my experience people with high IQ's downplay it as the reactions are so negative.
I really don't understand however why a person with a talent should not be proud of it, whatever that may be.
I have noticed alot the presumption that people with high IQ's don't possess warmth, kindness, empathy etc. So many comments saying this is more important. Why as soon as IQ is mentioned to people feel the need to point this out?
People can value all of those things and should still enjoy their high intelligence instead of feeling they must hide it.
I don't remember people shouting about empathy and kindness when Team GB win a medal. It just doesn't come into it.

But intelligence in itself is not a talent - it is a facility. It’s what you turn it to that’s impressive. The OP has been totally vague about what she does with her intelligence over and above what people with average intelligence do. I’m interested in how she’s employed that extra potential. I’ve employed my intelligence in gaining and growing a niche skill set and continuing to develop the knowledge needed to exploit it. I chose to turn my intelligence to doing something that makes a difference and improves where people live. I’m proud of my work and of the voluntary contribution I’ve made alongside it, not of the fact I’m bright enough to do it.

Dickensian1234 · 23/02/2026 00:40

For someone with such a high IQ ( mine's a measly 144 so you leave me in the shade), I find your writing style disjointed and shambolic. Sorry about that.

Dickensian1234 · 23/02/2026 00:54

If English is your third language perhaps you would have been better perfecting the first two languages before trying a third. You could also leave some punctuation marks for the rest of us. Well done on being trilingual though, it's an amazing skill, but perhaps you need some lessons on English punctuation.

[ Someone is going to comment on this post and correct it now. Dammit.]

Anightaday · 23/02/2026 01:14

When and how did being a highly intelligent person become part of your core identity? Are you open to considering that this may not be true?

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 23/02/2026 01:23

StopWindingBobStopWinding · 23/02/2026 00:25

But intelligence in itself is not a talent - it is a facility. It’s what you turn it to that’s impressive. The OP has been totally vague about what she does with her intelligence over and above what people with average intelligence do. I’m interested in how she’s employed that extra potential. I’ve employed my intelligence in gaining and growing a niche skill set and continuing to develop the knowledge needed to exploit it. I chose to turn my intelligence to doing something that makes a difference and improves where people live. I’m proud of my work and of the voluntary contribution I’ve made alongside it, not of the fact I’m bright enough to do it.

Edited

Exactly. Nobody gets a gold medal for merely announcing that they have the potential to be an Olympic level athlete.

What is impressive about the people who win gold medals is not the fact that they just happen to have been born with an aptitude for sport. It is the dedication, the hard work and the commitment that they have shown, often over many years, in order to be able to use that raw talent to achieve something exceptional.

I often see comments on threads like this along the lines of people not valuing intelligence or feeling threatened by it or trying to bring people down a peg or two etc. However, from what I have observed, people are only critical of OPs who start threads with no apparent purpose other than to announce their brilliance to the world, or sometimes the brilliance of their children. Why don't they understand the fact that nobody cares? If they were to start a thread about how they are using their intelligence to find a cure for cancer, or to develop solutions for climate change, or to research how to ensure better outcomes for kids in care, or even just to build cool robots, then they would get loads of interest and nice comments. People are not negative about others having high intelligence. They are only negative about pointless announcements of high intelligence with nothing of further substance to discuss.

BeanQuisine · 23/02/2026 01:44

What causes pip in poultry?

How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?

How old is my wife?

Extra marks for guessing the film reference.

GarlicBound · 23/02/2026 02:27

Don't know how old she is, @BeanQuisine, but she says you needn't have bothered counting the steps to the beach.

IDrinkTeaAllTheTime · 23/02/2026 06:20

Are you the same poster from a couple of weeks ago who started a thread complaining about the lack of resources for exceptional people like her who wanted to understand their brain?

If it’s you, you genuinely need a hobby to get your obsession away from your perceived greatness.