I am highly intelligent, ask me anything

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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).)

It's not depressing. Its fun to come on MN and announce that you are really clever. Obviously whether you are clever or beautiful is just a subjective view of yourself.

And as no one can prove it either way as we haven't had any verifiable evidence, it just becomes one of those features of MN. Like "the terribly advanced child". But a grown up version.

Yes, @InfoSecInTheCity, OP said she's a data architect, which leans towards the type of intelligence you describe in yourself.

It would be a lot harder for a giraffe to actually tie the tie if they tie it while it is at the bottom of their neck, much easier for them to tie it up their neck (loosely) as their legs are long. and let it slip down so it rests at the bottom of their neck. If course it would be even easier if they had fingers on their forelegs

@InfoSecInTheCity
This thread is interesting and depressing, someone has said they are highly intelligent and the first impulse of many posters has been to come into the thread and try to knock them down a peg or two.

I think the issue is that the OP came across as dismissive and arrogant, patronising, and while she told us she was highly intelligent, she didn't show it.

I also think she just wasn't prepared for the experience of an AMA in general, especially when it comes to making a claim that people might a bit dubious of, given the OP is just a random stranger on the internet.

Ultimately though, people enjoy AMAs because they learn new things, or gain new perspectives, but OP didn't seem to offer that in her answers. There was a lot of repetition about how highly intelligent she was, an inability to deal with good-natured novelty (the giraffe) without being abrasive, and not a lot of interesting insight. The discussion on the thread between commenters ended up being much more interesting.

People also enjoy AMAs because they like examining the subject of it - which naturally involves a bit of poking, prodding, and prying. They want to understand whatever the OP's unique AMA aspect may be to the fullest, so they may often challenge it, query it, dig very deeply into odd aspects of it, and generally explore the OP and the topic at hand rather vigorously.
If they have the same experience as the OP (whatever the topic of the OP is) then they may offer their perspective.

I think the OP had a less than stellar thread because her communication skills, at least in the realms of an AMA, were not up to scratch, and her expectations seemed to be a bit skewed. I hope it was at least an interesting learning experience for her though, and not a total nightmare!

These days I judge people's intelligence by their politics. Anyone who votes reform, for instance, I see as mega dumb and ignorant.

Unfortunately, such a closed and assuming mind means that you could very seriously underestimate the likelihood of parties such as Reform (capital R) getting into power. It's also really not acceptable to use 'dumb' as a slur. Historically, it means mute.

"Mega dumb"

It is good sometimes how people manage to cancel any impact their own post may ever have had.

Whilst it was frustrating that she didn’t respond to most of the questions, she was perfectly nice at the start and only got defensive when the mob started insulting her.

Lots of posters were far ruder and more condescending towards her than she was to anyone.

Clearly, it is seen as somehow offensive for a smart person to admit they are smart - even though she was very clear that she didn’t think it made her better than others. It’s a shame because it really derailed the thread.

If you read her other two threads under different names, you might change your mind. This poster is astoundingly arrogant and rude. On this thread she’s tried to adopt the persona of someone who’s not arrogant.

Nothing at all wrong with intelligence and owning it, but her attitude on her other threads is awful.

"Admit" they are "smart" (Im assuming you are American).

You can admit you are clever if someone asks you, although you may come across as a boastful twat. And people would assume it was just your own subjective opinion. But to announce it on MN with nothing to back it up is unusual behaviour.

Im actually an astronaut and Im relaying this message from the international space station. Quite hard to type as my space phone keeps floating off.

Weord derail but okay 🤷🏻‍♀️

I am not a reform voter and i'd love less people intending to vote reform.

I can 💯 see why they appeal to people though. It's by design.

Rather than call reform voters "mega dumb" if you want to change people's minds you are better off engaging with them constructively.

How do they think Matt Godwin's policy of forcing women to choose to breed or pay punitive taxes would actually play out?
How will it effect them / their granddaughters / their wives ?
What does it say about the parties attitude to women generally?

If reform do drastically slash benefits - what will that do in the real world?.... i imagine social services demands would explode, violent crime theft burglary etc would all go through the roof etc etc

It's better to invite people to be curious and think critically vs. calling them big dumb dumb heads...

I think you’re actually probably autistic

my child is and has a high iq, and sounds just like you do .

Actually the giraffe question raises some interesting follow on questions. Do both make and female giraffes wear ties, if not why not. Do baby giraffes wear ties at giraffe school, , if so maybe some giraffes that wear ties wear their old school ties to show which school they went to, . Or do different herds wear different coloured ties and that's how they know which herd another giraffe is in.

This thread has inspired me to try a "I am highly sexy: AMA" thread and see where we get to ...😂

Samantha Brick is that you??

Nope. MUCH sexier! 😂

Probably too sexy for us mere mortals to even comprehend!!!

DO IT!!

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the Plain.

🫣 (Sheesh, I couldn’t even get that right 😂).

Too sexy for her shirt.

Does the tie at the base of the neck keep the neck secured to the body?

Interestingly, I think OP could have actually ran with the original query and shown her intellectual chops on a more philosophical level, rather than dismissing it as frivolous nonsense.

I asked ChatGTP if it is likely the two posts were written by the same person and the answer was:

Moderate-to-high likelihood they’re written by the same person.

Not certain — but the cognitive style and defensive framing pattern are notably similar.

Well I do find I have to constrain my sexiness around others.

In fairness to op, and joking aside, I think being especially intelligent could have some interesting "on the inside" challenges, but it is the more humble ones that are interesting - such as " I felt guilty at school l when I didn't achieve to IQ level, or having 2e type characteristics, so high IQ but co-existent with dyslexia etc and how that interplay works.

But just being frustrated that other people can't schedule a conference as efficiently as you isn't all that much of an insight.

I do think people shouldn’t start AMAs if they are not willing to be interrogated, prodded and poked about their subject. Nearly every AMA ends up with offended, hurty feelings OPs. If I started an AMA my attitude would be bring it on, I won’t be offended.

Too sexy for this thread...