On: IQ Matters Less Than You Think

[Alex888]

Intelligence doesn't matter much when you have it. It matters quite a lot when you don't.

Like in basketball - being 2.50m tall doesn't mean you'll beat everyone on the court. But being 1.50m pretty much guarantees you're out of luck.

[tzs → Alex888]

> But being 1.50m pretty much guarantees you're out of luck

1.60 m, though, is apparently good enough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues

[mactrey → tzs]

Bogues is really the exception that proves the rule. He had to be incredibly talented and athletic to make up for his lack of height, but even then he was only a good, not great, NBA player. If you are 1.60m tall and your dream is making the NBA, well, unless you are literally one of the most athletically talented people on the planet, you should probably give it up.

[gmiller123456 → tzs]

You're really just reaching the edge of where his analogy breaks down. There are actually advantages to being shorter in basketball, but his analogy did not account for it.

[solarkraft → tzs]

Enough with - i suppose - lots of other gifts. I would assume anyone with his height is less likely to even try basketball.

[ultraforce → Alex888]

Then perhaps a test that measures intelligence better than the IQ test which is known to not be the best would be better at evaluating the situation.

[2_listerine_pls → Alex888]

And a billion dollars doesn't really matter when you have a billion dollars. Also, red shoes are red when they are red.