Are you smarter or dumber than the average person?

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horsenrhinounicorn · Accepted Answer

It all depends on what spectrum you look at. If a farmer can live off his own land, grow his own food, generate his own power. That person can take care of his families needs and the needs of others. And say the city lost their power grid. The farmer would be smarter because he was able to be self sufficient and fully contained.
Agriculture and water are two main sources of need for survival. Some people might consider this person dumb because he or she doesn’t have a college degree or make 6 figures?”

Lets says someone else live in the big city and works in product sales for a large corporation in the city and the city completely loses their power grid. In this situation the farmer has better survival skills because his company is able to operate on its own without needing the resources of others.

Since I spent most of my life working for fortune 500 companies and building my education/career. My IQ might be rated higher than most, but my survival skills for living in some cities or villages might not be as good due to life experiences.

A person with a top level IQ in the top 1% who had trouble communicating and working with normal people could also be less useful in the city than the lady who can memorize every word a person says and efficiently and effectively communicate within the community.

t-8900 · Accepted Answer

this is a good example of what people who claim to be super smart are really like when all the cards are set down:

supercutebutt · Accepted Answer

I am smarter than 90 percent of the world.
I was ranked #40 in my graduating class of over 400. :)
And so far in college I have made the Dean's List twice. :)
And I have NEVER been a Trumptarded QAnon doofus. :)

Ez-Bri-Z · Accepted Answer

Oh I am a an idiot for sure. The closest I come is being a smart ass and I am told that doesn't qualify.

Massageman · Answer

I tested as eligible for Mensa, so that would be 98%. I really didn't have time to add something else to my plate. My older daughter was also >98% percentile and joined for a year, but found it just wasn't worth her time either.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I really couldn't say.

I have/had a certification in personal training, general fitness and nutrition from a pretty good institution of which I had to learn a lot of different stuff.

I was a machinist a precision machine parts plant for a while.

currently work in agricultural industry as a laborer which gives technical experience for the machines/equipment we deal with and knowledge about grain, how to tell different types and varieties apart, etc.

And I have knowledge about a lot of other things. But I don't know if that would really make me smarter then any significant percentage of the population.

Smarts aren't exactly black and white you can be smart and not go to college as well as go to college and be quite an idiot. So *shrugs*

We'll just say around average.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Talking/Reading/Writing =/= evidence.

Psychology/Psychiatry =/= science.

You can't win logical arguments with most very stupid people, because they don't understand why you are correct.

Ego is for stupid people.

Actual intelligent people argue on the internet, not to boost ego, but in hopes of finding others who agree with us/understand us, because we are lonely to the point of frustration, and want relatable companionship and haven't yet found it.

This is why intelligent people arguing happens online far more, as in person, the odds of a compatible person seeing your viewpoints is little to none.

I'm 35 and I have the same amount of brain plasticity I had at 5, you can actually extend plasticity indefinately, but you have to enjoy being creative or solving problems in order to do that, because otherwise the types of activities needed to improve function results in a stress response, and stress kills comprehension and memory.

Iwonder99999 · Answer

I don't know, I have times when I think I'm really stupid and retardrd, and then there's times where I have these crazy unthinkable ideas that make me feel like a genius.. so I really have no idea... I'm either a retardrd dumbass or a genius.. or both... I did take a iq test online once but I don't know about the legitimacy of it.. It said I have 129 iq (slightly above average)
But the test might not be accurate because I also spent a hell of a lot of time thinking out the answers... like 2 hours.. so it feels like I cheated abit by taking so much time

Sonorous · Answer

I'm not sure. I wanna say "smarter" because I have many of the traits of an intelligent person. But I think I'm probably just the  average  person. 🤣 Because although I have a strong preference for more intellectual subjects, I'm likely never going to be as good at them as a high IQ person would be.

Anonymous · Answer

Interesting, 57% of the females here think they are among the 10% smartest people in the world.

No for a reality check. Here's a list of the 27 smartest people in the world. Only 4 (15%) of them are females, which is very typical.

https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/smart-people-wow/

Studies consistently show there is no difference in the average intelligence of men and women, but the smartest people, and the dumbest people, are always men. That helps explain why the majority of criminals are men, and the vast majority of people in the most important and demanding roles in society are always men.

Manchild2018 · Answer

I am not smarter or dumber than anybody. I do however have knowledge of things that most people don't or they just tend to ignore to feel more safe or more comfortable in this world. When it all comes down to it how is intelligence measured in society? College degrees and how far you went in the eduacation system but that is memory retention not intelligence so a lot of people will answer this question wrong.

Kaneki05 · Answer

Well let's put it this way, when something happens some people blame it on lizard people and whatever else than personal accountability.  I don't.

Nomoturtle · Answer

An IQ test I took a while ago put me at 130, so that would put me up in the 97th percentile. I also learn extremely quickly. However I feel inadequate in other ways. I don't like the established multiplicities of intelligence concept as if the outcome that everyone was equal was an open question, but otherwise it certainly rings true; fish can't climb trees.

Anonymous · Answer

Well, I'm a member of Mensa, take from that what you like, I don't generally like to talk about my intelligence which is why I've posted this anonymously, I don't need people to know how intelligent I am. I find people that openly claim to be intelligent generally aren't at all.

lightbulb27 · Answer

not sure what average is so don't know. I'm probably average, but when I work hard, I excel and was top of my college class. I've seen "bright" people and I'm not one, although my mind works well in other ways. I think there are varying levels of abilities. Sometimes the brilliant people have a lack in other areas, balance is good.

msg999 · Answer

How can someone be objective, when it comes to answer that question? I am Turkish and there is a proverb for that kind of situation in our language. Its English translation is like that " Nobody says my ayran is sour." (Ayran is a Turkish traditional drink and it is supposed to be not sour.)

shaysh87 · Answer

haha take a look at the sheer number of men who think they are smarter than 90% of the world.
if you were truly that smart, you wouldn't be on this website. you'd be a leading doctor / surgeon / lawyer in your community.

MrKinktastic · Answer

I’m apparently smart (iq 136/91st percentile) but I definitely feel pretty dumb most of the time. The stats are also hilarious that almost 40% of people claim to be in the top 10%.

zaharuh · Answer

I feel like I am dumber I don't know I've never really done good with school and I took an IQ test recently i got 78.

J2ohhhhh · Answer

I'm smart but not incel and feminist smart. So it's not the cognitive bias that I think I suck cus I'm too smart for this world. I just grown up being told over and over how much responsibility I have to make the communist party look good and prove that democracy is bullshit.

PuNishant · Answer

Anyone who claim to be smart Is only foolish enough to think so.
There are more then 7 billion people and I don't even know 7 thousands of them.
Wise people would never claim to be smart but they will be tagged by others.

AviatorTom · Answer

I'd like to think I'm smarter, and others have told me that. Ultimately, it's up to other to determine that. One of my goals in life is to learn st least one new thing every day.

TangBang69 · Answer

I don't know about the world but I placed in the top 10% in my state academically so I guess I'm smarter than 90% of Indiana people in my class?

Jessica405 · Answer

I feel I am average. I do have high qualifications, but that doesn't necessarily make me smarter than average.

dustybiker · Answer

I have the strong gut feeling not to participate in a self-reflective poll, that has to be pretty smart. 🙃

ChiPaPa · Answer

I severely doubt most people are renaissance men. Most people are better than average at some things and worse than average at other things. You can't simply say that a shark is stupid by it's inability to fly.

Anonymous · Answer

I am really a dumb person coz i haven't figured out what to do in my life? And i honestly speaking i don't have a common sense at all and i can't even take my decisions on my own.

HighValue · Answer

I'm a good logical thinker. I also passed each of the state teacher tests on my first attempt. CBEST, CSET, RICA.

Gwenhwyfar · Answer

Smarter but only book smart. My common sense is only about average and even that I had to build up through hard work.

Recurrence · Answer

I’m more intelligent in certain ways than average people, but I’m really dumb for other things, so I’m probably just Averagish

Anonymous · Answer

I'm intelligent enough to realize I'm an idiot, so I think that makes me a little more smart than the average person. Or a little dumber. It's certainly one of the two.

TallAnon · Answer

Depends on the subject. I would fuck up baking a steak, but I can make an efficient algorithm that uses k-means clustering to index the primary colours of an image at realtime within the hour.

Anonymous · Answer

i feel like im smarter than 75% percent of people because i know about the jewish conspiracy while most people dont and knew it about for a long time. you have to be retarded to not know this because we have jews in the white house, movies, hollywood, music industry, banks etc.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Last time I took an I. Q. test mt score was a couple points shy of borderline genius.

dreamstar72 · Answer

I’m smart but if you ask my dog I have sucker on my forehead.

EssenceOfLight · Answer

This is one of those test you shouldn't show anyone. Over performing as well as under performing can change attitude of people close to you

Anonymous · Answer

Pretty smart. But also Wise as all hell. hahaha

Anonymous · Answer

Well, if you accept iq as an accurate measure and place a score of 100 as the statistical average then I'm still smarter than most. But frankly I don't find iq a particularly good metric. I definitely know smarter people than me.

poneglyphs · Answer

I don't know I got 2 brain cells fighting for third place

ohshee · Answer

Well I learned a long time ago just because I think something doesn't mean that it is true so I can just say I'm just me

lancecantee · Answer

Well, I graduated early from high school and have a PhD in Genetics, as well as play many instruments, and broad experiences using tools to build/repair homes or cars, plus love cooking. I'd say I'm quite smart, experienced, and knowledgeable.

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

I don’t know but I’d definitely say that I’m pretty smart because I’ve always gotten really good grades without trying or paying much attention

blondfrog · Answer

Hard to determine intelligence, but I am smarter than any other dumbass liberal or conservative. Cause I have this think in my brain called not being brainwashed and that allows me to think logically. It also allows me to be a independent thinker.

Diamold · Answer

Don't know about that But when i am taking orders at work, most of the people that go there are super dumb 😅

ODC2112 · Answer

Other people say I'm smart. It could be their cognitive bias. I am full of doubts about myself.

Wiredone · Answer

I'd say I'm about average. Where do you find yourself in the list

David_Bayer · Answer

I think of myself as average. All I'm good at is memorizing unimportant information, observe and overthink everything.

PoopyPoop · Answer

I put dumber than 90% but I make up for it with exceptional physical prowess and charm.

NathanDavis · Answer

smarter than the average G@G user, for sure... that's not a feat, though

zagor · Answer

Based solely on my GRE scores from eons ago, A. by the way, that video made me think how some accents make us lend more credence to the speaker, while others make us discount what they say.

Nachowedgie · Answer

Considering the average IQ of Ireland is in the 90s yeah I'm pretty sure I'm at least 30 points clear of that

Texaskid1 · Answer

I am the world's foremost intellectual authority on everything.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm avg. I think I just have a knack for always being surrounded by dumb people.

exitseven · Answer

I was told I was in the Bright/average range. I think I am smarter than the average bear.

Anonymous · Answer

I think there are thousands of forms of intelligence. In some ways, all of us are smart. In other ways, not so much.

crazy8000 · Answer

Good luck with getting a okay voting result. People tends to have skewed perception about themselves compared to how it really is.

Darksign · Answer

Top 10th percentile IQ but I never thought I was smart.. There's a lot of dumb people though that make me feel smart

disgustingweebtrash · Answer

Haha dude what

Floppy2112 · Answer

One would have to be a dumbass to answer this question.

JohnE_62 · Answer

i don't want to boast, building myself up if I can't deliver. I'll just say I'm smarter than 50 percent; even though I'm sure it's 75 percent.

Therisinghero12 · Answer

I'd say I'm average, but it depends on what on, I don't know a lot of life skills but I'm smart when it comes to science and history and stuff

Ambergelica · Answer

Ofc no one is ever gonna admit he/she's dumb, i mean no one is really the smartest or dumbest tbh. Definitely there exist some dumb people i can see so far

sp33d · Answer

No clue tbh. You put me in a knitting ring I'm as dumb as a rock.

MountAverage · Answer

I think my username speaks for itself haha. Those poll results are hilarious so far though...

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