I was thinking about this. I went to university, and I worked in tech for decades. I met many assholes but I didn’t meet anyone that would fit on the left half of the bell curve (less than 100 iq).
Since I’ve been living in that bubble my entire life, I’m curious of your stories. Have you met someone who was actually quite dumb (not just having opinions you don’t agree with) and do you have an example situation you remember you can share?
Hopefully this becomes more funny than hateful since intelligence is not the value of a person, but it can be funny to read the stories.
As a matter of “fact”, I work with a bunch of people in the left half of the bell curve. We regularly complete psychological testing, and it’s uncommon that clients are above 100 IQ, tho it’s not surprising when it happens. I would be hesitant to call anyone under 100 IQ “dumb” though. There is a certain level of intent behind it, I think. “Willfully stupid” is a better description.
However, I have recently had a client who called out of work because he “had a horn growing out of his stomach”.
It was a skin tag.
That a good point, and you are right about calling anyone under 100 stupid. Obviously half the planet is on that level and they are doing fine in their lives or nothing would work around us. It’s just that sometimes people can be doing a bit dumb stuff that surprises others.
Nah you’re good lol. I have a lot of clients who aren’t intelligent, but they aren’t dumb either. It was more just me making a general distinction and not a commentary on you.