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[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe it's a confidence thing, but I think of myself in the green. Am I at the very top of the intelligence spectrum? No, but I don't need to be. The higher you go, the more there's diminishing returns to additional intelligence, and the more likely that it's something else other than intelligence holding you back. So it's worth working on those things instead of believing that being 99.9th percentile in intelligence makes a meaningful difference in one's life, compared to merely being 98th percentile. Which barely makes a difference in most situations compared to being 90th percentile.

In other words, being any smarter wouldn't unlock anything that I can't already do. The stuff I'm not capable of doing, it's not intelligence holding me back. And the stuff I'm capable of doing, well, I'm already there.

[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The fact that you think that makes me think you aren't actually in the green tbh.

The stuff I'm not capable of doing, it's not intelligence holding me back. And the stuff I'm capable of doing, well, I'm already there.

Meh

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Hey, everyone, check out this person's brain!

... See, noone cares.