I just found out I'm a genius. Now what?

OP should try to earn more degrees than me. Chump!

nothing but morans in here

includeing me

unrecognized wrote:

Regardless of what you or anybody else thinks of him, he wrote a book that has sold over a million copies and has likely been read by at least twice that number of people. Apparently it was considered useful by them as well as the publishing company, editors, book stores, etc.

So then Kim Kardashian is a genius too?

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn wrote:

unrecognized wrote:

Besides that, I already have achieved more (in terms of success in numerous areas and in everything I do) than anyone I personally know, so there's not really any way to quantify that.

If you are the most successful person you know and only in your mid-20's then you must not be in a very competitive arena.

Your intelligence is based on test that samples mouthbreathers. When you get into a high-level research environment or a prestigious professional firm the majority of people there have extremely high IQs (and many are also well-adjusted). I can assure you that you're not a special snowflake.

You sound full of yourself and you are autistic, so you are probably going to be limited in life by your personality. Or you are a decent troll.

Based on nothing more than your lack of understanding of psychometrics, I can say with confidence you're too dim to be contributing to this thread. I also suspect you have an abysmal understanding of autism.

And FWIW, the average IQ of someone with a PhD is around 125, or about 30 points lower than me, the same difference between an average person and a borderline retarded person, which is partly why I found working in academia so irritating and stifling.

I never said I was a special snowflake. I stated the objective fact that I scored at a level that only 1 out of every 10,000 people do.

You should ask yourself why you react so hostile and emotionally to a random person on the internet stating his IQ is XXX. You should also ask yourself why you feel compelled to write about things you don't understand to random people on the internet.

winger wrote:

unrecognized wrote:

Regardless of what you or anybody else thinks of him, he wrote a book that has sold over a million copies and has likely been read by at least twice that number of people. Apparently it was considered useful by them as well as the publishing company, editors, book stores, etc.

So then Kim Kardashian is a genius too?

It was stated that people on the autistic spectrum could not produce anything useful, which inspired my reply about DFW. Nowhere did anyone claim nor imply that selling a lot of books (or goods in general) makes one a genius.

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I do hope all these responses are from one very bored person. Surely people on here have better reading comprehension than this.

I clicked on this thread to see why people are still posting on what seemed like a totally stupid topic, and I confirmed that it's both a totally stupid topic AND I have no idea why people are still posting on it. Let it die, folks.

10/10 for keeping it going for so long.

unrecognized wrote:

winger wrote:

So then Kim Kardashian is a genius too?

It was stated that people on the autistic spectrum could not produce anything useful, which inspired my reply about DFW. Nowhere did anyone claim nor imply that selling a lot of books (or goods in general) makes one a genius.

You did not list anything about autistic people. You listed people who sold a lot of goods then used that volume of sales to support your point that they were producing useful things in order to support your point that they were geniuses (or nonwasted genius).

My reading comprehension is fine. Your sense of logic and communication is wrong.

LullZ wrote:

*Irregardless. Thought you were sposed to be some kinda genius.

Irregardless is a nonstandard form of regardless.

OP, marry a runner. Since you are posting on letsrun, you'll likely have more in common with girl who runs at your level than you will a person of similar at IQ.

You didn't tell us your job so it's hard to comment on whether it makes sense to switch but, as with most circumstances in your life, if you were satisfied before, there's no reason no to be satisfied now.

About having a responsibility to help others, we should all be trying to do that anyway and there's no need to get all grandiose about it. The world wouldn't function if we all dropped everything and became mother Theresa. Help when you can, be kind, don't troll.

Smart people don't talk about "how smart they are". Do you think Einstein would have said something like "I am really smart". No, that is stupid.

I have an IQ in the same range. You're learning now what I already know. No one really cares nor should they.

unrecognized wrote:

unrecognized wrote:

Besides that, I already have achieved more (in terms of success in numerous areas and in everything I do) than anyone I personally know, so there's not really any way to quantify that.

I never said I was a special snowflake.

Sure buddy.

You scored well on a test. You equate that with being a "genius"?

What have you done in the real world?

unrecognized wrote:

And FWIW, the average IQ of someone with a PhD is around 125, or about 30 points lower than me, the same difference between an average person and a borderline retarded person, which is partly why I found working in academia so irritating and stifling.

ROFLCOPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"On His I.Q.:

"I have no idea. People who boast about their I.Q. are losers."

Stephen Hawking — To the New York Times, December 2004"

You found academia irritating and stifling because, to you, they are all "borderline retarded." ... so you come here to ask what to do with your bad a$$ genius self????

10/10 on this thread. Sweet.

psychometric diagnosis of most professionalist and valuable level:

op has an inferiority complex.

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn wrote:

unrecognized wrote:

I never said I was a special snowflake.

Sure buddy.

You scored well on a test. You equate that with being a "genius"?

What have you done in the real world?

I have a "genius" level IQ. It's the terminology of the field, not mine. If you had any familiarity with the literature you would know this.

unrecognized wrote:

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn wrote:

Sure buddy.

You scored well on a test. You equate that with being a "genius"?

What have you done in the real world?

I have a "genius" level IQ. It's the terminology of the field, not mine. If you had any familiarity with the literature you would know this.

Yeah and Ayanimous eviscerated you and like a coward you have no response.

Take up cancer research. That could be the greatest gift to humanity that you could possibly give.

Alternatively, you could learn Blackjack and how to card-count, then book a flight to Vegas. You needa get PAID, my ninja!

Most of you fail to recognize that the OP has an IQ in the 110-120 range. He is not particularly bright. This is obvious from his faulty logic.