So... Glass half full, then. I can tell you that most here in CA do not think our lives suck. I am quite content. There are some who share concerns about global things like the environment and want to start addressing things now before it gets too late, but i am not sure that these viewpoints constitute wanting to force those opinions on others. I think, like most reasonable people, it makes sense to bring these ideas forward to be discussed. CA is not all talk though, we buy roughly half of all EV made; we have more solar panels on rooves than any place else, and we have a very healthy, diverse and strong economy. Many in the RWM (and MSM for that matter) paint CA in a negative light, but what I see attributed is not what I experience here. The average Californian does not want to take your guns away or force you to drive a Prius. It is a long discussion and I am happy to have it with you. Where are you from generally, BTW?

@james j That's not how statistical means and averages work.

You could make the argument that sample size makes for wide margins of error.

Nvm

Ye, it's a reply.

Indeed

It’s hard to maintain a high iq average if you have more people. You would need a small group of savants or the overall population has to be smart . @Maw

I was going to take the invitation because I thought it was open.

... what?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289606001061#aep-abstract-id3

i believe its this

You understand that IQ isn't a binary thing yes?

It's the politicians and their pimps who have everything to gain as the people fight amongst themselves.

It’s the metric being used right now @Maw

Maybe a spectrum. Psychometrics aren't my thing.

Like you aren't just 100 IQ Joe and 130 IQ Mr. Savant in this data.

Do I want Medicaid for all or Perpetual War?

That has been my primary thesis here... Division exists, because it serves someone - it's not the people, though.

I know @Maw

A petrol War sounds fantastic... how about a half dozen?

We can have both.

Or neither

You're appealing to the idea that the number of savants vastly increases the average. Savants account for like, 1:1000000.

Petrol War and Medicaid for all? Say it ain't so

Hahahaha

IQ is distributed as Gaussian thru the population

The IQ discussions are one of my favorits. Please continue. 🍿

No I am saying if you have less people a small group nor savants will skew the results @Maw

These are likely all similar sample sizes. I don't get your argument.

You can argue the samples are biased.

Most ppl are within 1 stdev of the mean

You can argue the samples are too small.

Massachusetts has 7 million people. In order for them to have such a high state iq they cannot rely on savants alone. They need the general population to not drown them out

And they don’t

You should look at the difference between the country as a whole and the individual states not different states against each other

@robxtom, you just advanced to level 2!

What test gives a savante a high IQ?

because they score rather low on WAIS

Is this a veiled qannon discussion?

@TaLoN132 no, its just one of those things everyone thinks they understand.