dilbert wrote:Strangers Rank Their Intelligence Is KARMA
Apparently smart people often aren't all that smart. There are plenty of stupid PhDs floating around, particularly in certain fields and sub-fields. The lady in this video has a PhD in Cancer Biology and although there are lots of smart people with PhDs in biology, the problem with biology is that sometimes the focus is on memorizing all sorts of stuff instead of problem solving and pattern recognition. The same can be said of software development. Just because someone is a computer programmer doesn't mean they're smart. Some are and some aren't. Even medical doctors are like that. Some people have a talent for memorizing lots of stuff and so they appear smart. Some people are verbally proficient, but not conceptually intelligent. The thing about IQ is that it's the most reliable statistic known to psychology. The problem with EQ (emotional intelligence) is that it's just a propaganda tool developed to socially pressure people to conform to group norms. Not everyone knows that and there are lots of dumb people out there floating around who take EQ seriously. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb!
BTW, PewDiePie almost certainly has an IQ in the 120 to 140 range. He's very smart and talented. As for the lady whining about dyslexia: She almost sort of has a point, but not quite!
Let's be real, the only reason our PhD Biologist was admitted to a PhD program was that she is a woman and a minority. There's no way that a white male with a 112 IQ would make it into a PhD program. She was basically a minority hire. Something we are seeing more and more of and as a result we are seeing lower and lower quality people doing more and more important jobs. It's a recipe for disaster, but they're all convinced that they deserve the preferential treatment although they have done nothing to deserve it.