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I am a 23 year old female with a IQ of 76. Ask me anything

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[-] Allero@lemmy.today 9 points 10 hours ago

A gentle reminder that about half the population has their IQ below the average ("about" because average≠median, yes, nerds, I know)

Having it below 100 is nothing to worry about, just like having anything below average is.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

I found this thing earlier that says that the average IQ in America (where I'm from) is 98.

https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/average-iq-in-usa-1710768833-1

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 12 hours ago

An important aspect to remember about IQ scores is that they are not meant to be a measure of how intelligent you are, but more about how you process information and, thus, how easily/quickly you learn new information. You’re still “intelligent,” it may just take you a little longer to “get it” when learning new things, though. That’s ok, as long as you’re learning!

Also remember that an IQ score is a predictor of performance, not a limit.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 hours ago

Thank you, I had a lot of people complimenting me on my English and grammar and saying that I can't be low IQ. I love those comments. It has taken me a lot of effort to improve on my English which is hard with dyslexia. I'm proud of the progress I've made in the past 5 years. Modern technology helps the lot. The voice to text feature on my phone is a big help and writing down words I can't spell also helps.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 3 hours ago

Dyslexia probably explains a good part of the IQ test result actually. IQ tests are notoriously terrible at measuring intelligence of people with something like dyslexia as far as I know.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Why am I the way I am? Why can't I just be like everyone else? I hate having learning disabilities. Every day of my life I wonder what my life could have been if I didn't have all these things wrong with me. It feels like I was never meant to be born. I hate the person I am.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Did you feel or believe that you might have a below average IQ before you took the assessment ?

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago

I did my first IQ test when I was 14 and I did don't expect the results

[-] out@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 4 hours ago

Are the results from what you can remember similar to what they are nowadays?

[-] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

I've personally known PhD's with learning disabilities who excelled where others did not. They told me, independently from each other, that it was determination and hard work that got them ahead of everyone else, not intelligence. They simply worked harder than everyone else. It's not intelligence that gets you ahead, it's the effort that you put into it.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Easier said than done. I was never the best student in school at best I only ever got B's and C's and I had to repeat the 7th and 9th grade. I was a super senior I graduated at age 20. I understand I'm not as impressive as other people but I'll be dammed if I didn't work my ass off for what I've got.

[-] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

I'd hire someone that'll work their ass off sooner than someone who was a slacking smart ass. Hard work makes the world go around!

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago

How much you offering?

[-] jimmy90@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

what's your source of news?

how do you know what to trust in life generally?

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 6 points 14 hours ago

"what’s your source of news?"

The internet

"how do you know what to trust in life generally?"

Wait a little bit to see if it gets debunked.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 3 hours ago

Wait a little bit to see if it gets debunked.

Honestly a pretty smart strategy. Wiser than most.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago
[-] jimmy90@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago
[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago

What else was I going to do

[-] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

it had been almost a day since you started the AMA so i thought i missed the boat

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago

Just because the thread is a day old doesn't mean I logged out of my account

[-] BlueBeard@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Thank you for answering so many questions. This is a very interesting thread.

Do you feel supported by your parents and friends IRL or rather misunderstood?

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 hours ago

No problem

"Do you feel supported by your parents and friends IRL or rather misunderstood?"

By parents definitely not but with friends I feel very misunderstood. They always use words like "R*traded" "sped" and "spaz" and they always use low IQ as a insult. Not against me but just as general banter. They don't know about my IQ or learning disabilities so it's very isolating to hear them say those things as I am all of them.

[-] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Have you given any thought to entering politics?

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago
[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago
[-] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 18 points 22 hours ago

Definitely. We need some smarter people in office.

[-] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago

How did you manage to win Georgia's 14th Congressional district??

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[-] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago

How did you test your iq and did what did you expect of the results?

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[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For what it's worth, free IQ tests are notoriously bad for evaluating general intellectual capacity, and tend to evaluate visual pattern recognition.

On top of that, you can learn how IQ tests are evaluated and score higher on them in a matter of seconds.

For example:

The answers are in the diagonals.

For this example, on the diagonals are the number of dots.

For this example, on the diagonals are the arrow directions.

Having this knowledge can easily boost your IQ score by 10.

In any case, intellect has many different facets; memory retention, memory recall speed, emotional intelligence, motivation, visual/spacial, verbal, etc.

There are people who are Mensa certified geniuses who can't hold a conversation to save their lives, or boast to others about their score, which is... really dumb.

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