Peterdjones comments on My Childhood Death Spiral - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Peterdjones 21 May 2011 01:06:55PM 0 points [-]

You think your IQ will benefit you in an environment without education? If so, is a high IQ benefiting anyone in those countries now?

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 21 May 2011 02:06:15PM 6 points [-]

Well I suppose the ones with really high intelligence are probably seeking ways to escape their countries.

e.g. those Nigerian princes who always seem to need my help to move their accounts abroad.

Comment author: Peterdjones 21 May 2011 02:18:07PM 0 points [-]

That's intelligence that could be spent on other things.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 21 May 2011 03:14:19PM 2 points [-]

I have heard that Nigeria actually has pretty good education but very bad job opportunities for educated people, which is the source of the scam artists.