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[-] Sigtro@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

Mensa is a private society where you pay for membership and take a test which cherry picks from actual standardized intelligence tests and are openly available so you can practice them. Proper ones used in neuropsychology measure more than just pattern recognition. I don't know why Mensa has gotten such a prominent place, but it shouldn't be regarded as the benchmark for anything.

[-] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Paying for a "you're smart" placque is definitely a benchmark for stupidity.

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