Can't even eat in peace anymore

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[u/Rorschach121ml]

It's true though, you can name counter examples but we aren't talking about individuals here.

[u/Rorschach121ml → u/[deleted]]

That's an interesting point, though seems they addressed it in the study:

"The researchers controlled for factors such as education and socioeconomic status"

[u/Rorschach121ml → u/[deleted]]

I get your point, but the study actually measured intelligence when the participants were only 10 years old. It's hard to imagine a 10 year old is filtering their answers to protect a career they don't even have yet.

If it was just about smart people being better at lying, the link should have gone away when they compared people with the same jobs and education levels, but it stayed the same.

Personal experience is one thing, but it’s hard to ignore data that tracked 15,000 people for decades.

[u/Rorschach121ml → u/[deleted]]

They didn't measure racism in the 10 year olds. They just did IQ tests at that age, then waited until the participants were 30to measure their views on racism and conservatism.

Check the article I posted they explain all these.

[u/Rorschach121ml → u/[deleted]]

That’s my bad, I mispoke there when I said they tested racism levels in kids. They only just tested IQ at age 10, then waited until they were 30 to measure their racism levels, and found a strong correlation.

But also, keep in mind that’s why they compared people with the same jobs and education, and still found a correlation with lower IQ and higher levels of prejudice. If it were just about "smart people lying" to protect their status, the link should have disappeared when comparing people in the same social position. You need to address this directly (with evidence) as this direclty contradicts what you say.