regardless if high iq people are holding the reigns

Source?

I saved that one days ago. Priceless.

Correlation != causation.

@SPEARS cherry picking? I’m pointing to things that are tangible. Highest iq states like Massachusetts, very liberal, Vermont and new hamshire. The northeast that has historically pushed for more liberal policies of the time still does. The south does not .

I made it. @Zuluzeit Very proud of it. It is me being modern.

@Doc I had no idea you made it. That makes it even better.

@SPEARS it absolutely matters . They are the ones creating the policies.

@Zuluzeit *bows*

And they are supported by other high iq states

Minnesota is primarily blue

Pointing to North Dakota as a high iq state is laughs when they have hardly anyone living there

Minnesota is a little too purple for my taste. Js.

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. 🍿