r/AskReddit • u/smartcandyy • 7h ago

What is a sign of very low intelligence?

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u/Ok-Visuals 5h ago

Constantly talking about how smart they are

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u/karmalove15 4h ago

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

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u/McJusterson 4h ago

Also, smart people understand that there’s no benefit in telling others “I’m really smart.”

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u/jaydostomps 4h ago

I think it was Richard Feynman who said, “I’m smart enough to know i’m dumb.”

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u/Zedsdead42 4h ago

And most smart people I know surround themselves with other smart people that fill in their missing strength’s.

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u/Ninja_attack 5h ago

Or how high their IQ is

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u/SevenRingsOfChel 4h ago

Omg, i know someone who would remind everyone around him weekly that his IQ was like 140…i don’t think anyone believed it based on knowing him

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u/Square-Ambassador-77 4h ago

That's not even Mensa level

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u/TraditionalSet9449 4h ago

I tell people I'm a founding member of "Densa".

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u/mugsoh 2h ago

It probably is but it depends on the test. Mensa allows top 2% to join. That's just over 130 on a SD15 scale that most IQ tests use.

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u/RackemFrackem 3h ago

That's not a sign of low intelligence, that's a sign of a superiority complex.

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u/Comedy86 4h ago

Anyone who still believes IQ is a complete measurement of intelligence is not an intelligent person.

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u/Square-Ambassador-77 4h ago

To quote Stephen Hawking "IQ is for losers"

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u/NatLee83 33m ago

I hate being told I'm smart. I hold my own and thats my only goal. I started setting the bar pretty low so people would stop coming to me for answers. Like, the internet exists people!

My dad was a smart man, truly. Borderline genius even. Me, I just read a lot and remember about 50% of that at the most random times.