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Originally Posted by Terian
So, I'm a smart person (I've tested everywhere from 130-141), and very impatient to boot. I find myself speaking down to most people, and when I don't dumb down my speech, they often misunderstand me. This leads to me being rather bigoted against people of average intelligence or below (they become boring too quickly and I just want to move on).
So, I was wondering, how many of you have this same problem? What's your IQ?
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I don't have much of a problem with people with average IQ - they can still have plenty more interesting life experiences than myself. I do have a problem with people who are rude and arrogant: it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.
My IQ was measured at 156 by MENSA a few years ago (I had a very low self esteem and wanted to know if my perceived academic failure up to that point was down to stupidity). I thought I'd join the society for something to do (I have a limited social life). I went out for a few meals and met some nice people. However, I had to consider what the point of the society was, other than to say 'I'm in MENSA', so I decided to leave. May be if all the smart people banded together to make the world a better place it would be worthwhile, but it just seems to be more for socialising.