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		JoeAltmaier on Oct 22, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Was Told I Was Very Smart Mensa (top 2% on intelligence test) have a demographic of high-ability non-achievers. Bookstore employees, lab assistants etc. Rarely the boss.

echair on Oct 22, 2009 | [–]

Surely it's Mensa membership that correlates with low achievement, not scoring well on IQ tests per se.

thaumaturgy on Oct 22, 2009 | [–]

That's the primary reason I didn't join their party. They seem to think that the mere possession of intelligence is something noteworthy.

I might as well join an organization of naturally brown-haired people.

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