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Nah, not implausible I exist, but I rarely post, so have no track record. It's amazing how many people are above average online...
Mentally, I'm materially above average intelligence, but understand that that only goes so far. And I cultivate rationality (I'm here aren't I?)
Socially, I'm reasonably well liked by everyone I know, people tell me I have a decent sense of humor. I'm engaged to a beautiful blonde doctor, who is eerily similar to the woman I prayed to meet as a teenager, and has been able to put up with my strangeness for four years.
Bodily, I have no known history of any genetic diseases and have never been dependant on prescription drugs. Though I admit the surgeon general would like me to lose a pound or two. Not "Mommy why's he like that?" fat though.
Financially, I own my own house, and if I (and they) decide to have kids, my kids and grandkids will never have to work, assuming I don't earn/inherit/win/cetera a penny, and my stocks gain 0% (Admittedly, they could crash). I tell people I have a Forrest Gump approach. "Lt. Dan said I didn't have to worry about money any more. And I said, well, that's good. One less thing."
Attitudinally, I'm hugely optimistic. Not every day, but more often than not, I wake up and am struck by the wonder of how unlikely my good fortune is.
I know it sounds out there, and it is, but it's also true. Hand to God. Or Bacon, or whomever you'd like, if you dig propriomanual verification.
I agree with RomanE in that this doesn't seem all that unusual. I'm an undergrad in college right now so I don't have the monetary security, fiancee, or house, but everything else applies to me as well. There are a couple of things that could help to explain this, in my cause and probably in yours.
Are you fairly neurotypical in a way that doesn't interfere with your social life or physical well-being? Did you grow up with a middle, upper middle, or upper class family? Do you grow up in a developed nation? Are you of a racial class that is generally privileged in your area? (E.g., white in America.)
If these are true, or even just the first three, I would say it's not all that unusual. Not lower than 5%, anyway. I don't think that, given the above, it is unusual enough to warrant an explanation outside the ordinary.
Yes, upper, yes, and yes. As stated in the other reply, I do not currently count it as strong evidence.