Lumifer comments on Is Scott Alexander bad at math? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 07 May 2015 02:24:13PM 1 point [-]

I was being descriptive, not normative. Do you think the description is incorrect?

Comment author: [deleted] 07 May 2015 03:26:15PM 1 point [-]

I think the description is correct for high-IQ clubs, by virtue of the norms those groups inform. Many high-IQ people who don't belong to those groups learn different social norms, and thus act differently.