[Note: When previously posted elsewhere, one statement in this blahg entry had angered & offended at least one European. Think a minute. I hold Europeans in, perhaps, the highest esteem. The statement in question is more in relation to questioning IQ tests than it is in the intelligence of people of a favored region.]
People have told me that I'm very intelligent all my life. There was a time I would thank people for saying this, as it seemed nice of them to say so. But, sadly, this praise (so called) tends to grate on the nerves. I got over my vast intelligence shortly after I first found myself being totally misunderstood & not knowing how to better explain myself.
Recently, I'd taken a number of IQ tests. This wasn't because I necessarily wanted to know how much smarter I am than others, but rather because of my complete confusion of other's reactions to things I say. Needless to say, I was shocked & dismayed at what I'd found.
Now, before I reveal these wondrous results of my level of intelligence, let me first point out that I have little trust in IQ tests. I'm certain each one is biased not just in the actual level of one's intelligence, but also based on the bent of the "governing body" in question. Everyone has an agenda. So, as I've pointed out before, question everything.
In addition, while most will tell us that an IQ of 130 is the low-end of genius, the average IQ is approximately 100. I won't cite any of the sources for this, as this is a generous approximation based on a number of sources. The actual numbers appear to be even lower.
I was given an IQ test as a child, but I really don't remember what results I'd got. I've a vague memory of two numbers -- 130 & 151 -- but I seriously don't know if either of these is really in reference to my IQ. But to my delight, or degradation -- you be the judge -- of the tests I'd taken, I now possess an IQ of something between 147 & 153 (one test resulted in a number of 162, but with such a leap of 9 points from the highest of the others, I seriously question this one).
It's also interesting to note that one Web site I'd seen listed a number of European countries average scores as all being below 100. This really makes me wonder about humans as a whole. How is it possible that anyone with an IQ below 100 is even able to survive in this world, let alone, in many cases, thrive, when countless (apparently only 2% of Americans) people with IQ's of 130 or higher continually fall into the pits of financial or emotional disaster?
My point is that intelligence doesn't appear, from my perspective, to be a good thing. Perhaps it's just being intelligent in the US, but I really do think that ignorance must be bliss.
My best friend Trudy -- also possessing a genius-level IQ -- has been living in Rapid City SD for the purpose of obtaining a nursing degree. Now she has this in hand, she's is looking into moving to Reno Nv. We've been discussing how very much we & many of our mutual friends (I know that some of them -- if not many -- also possess high IQ's) are in similar, difficult situations. Trudy & I are considering the possibility of a communal living situation of the like-minded. Sure, I'm still moving to Chile, but Reno's looking better all the time. It may be an artificial sense of community, being surrounded in our house of "sharing" -- not being able to step beyond the property without being surrounded by the typical bull shit of existence -- but it sounds like a very positive experience.
Who among us couldn't use that right about now?
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