Gunnar_Zarncke comments on Rationality & Low-IQ People - Less Wrong

17 Post author: kokotajlod 02 February 2014 03:11PM

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Comment author: AndyWood 11 February 2014 07:40:20PM 3 points [-]

Rappers are probably a bad example. Most if not all of the great rappers are notable for being extremely intelligent, especially in the sense that IQ measures.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 02 March 2014 06:21:05PM 0 points [-]

Most if not all of the great X are notable for being extremely intelligent. For any X to arrive at the very top you probably also need to be smart.

Comment author: AndyWood 17 March 2014 08:35:08AM 1 point [-]

Rappers are much more cerebral than football players, as a class, as a profession, as an endeavor. There's no rationalizing around this.

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 17 March 2014 11:02:16AM *  2 points [-]

Rap battles reward quick wit as few other things do (maybe improv theatre/comedy also?)


People need to stop equating single parameters with anything, like Villiam Bur does in the original post.