Forwarded from Dull Academic Incessant Liturgical Yapping: Philosophical Orations on Order & Reaction
I took an IQ test and boy was it a wake up call.
Took an official IQ test today and got an 80 which is 10 points from mentally retarded. It definitely made me realize I am nowhere near as intelligent/smart I thought I was, and now I’m starting to rethink my life and my relationships with others.
This score has shattered the image I had of myself as someone who could keep up intellectually with most people. I’ve always felt confident tossing ideas around at work or holding my own in debates with friends, but now I’m second-guessing those moments. Did I really understand the discussion, or was I just skating by on confidence? It’s unnerving to think I might have been oblivious to my own limitations, and it’s making me wonder how others have perceived me all along—maybe as less capable than I assumed.
The sting of this realization is pushing me to dig deeper into my limitations. I pulled my old copy of Plato’s Republic off the shelf and struggled through a page—terms like "essence" and "being" felt like they were slipping through my fingers. Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit is even worse; I used to brag about "getting" the master-slave dialectic, but now I’m not sure I ever did. I’m starting to journal these gaps, not to beat myself up, but to map what I don’t know. It’s scary, but there’s something honest about facing my own intellectual limitations—it’s the first step to actually learning, not just pretending I already have.
Took an official IQ test today and got an 80 which is 10 points from mentally retarded. It definitely made me realize I am nowhere near as intelligent/smart I thought I was, and now I’m starting to rethink my life and my relationships with others.
This score has shattered the image I had of myself as someone who could keep up intellectually with most people. I’ve always felt confident tossing ideas around at work or holding my own in debates with friends, but now I’m second-guessing those moments. Did I really understand the discussion, or was I just skating by on confidence? It’s unnerving to think I might have been oblivious to my own limitations, and it’s making me wonder how others have perceived me all along—maybe as less capable than I assumed.
The sting of this realization is pushing me to dig deeper into my limitations. I pulled my old copy of Plato’s Republic off the shelf and struggled through a page—terms like "essence" and "being" felt like they were slipping through my fingers. Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit is even worse; I used to brag about "getting" the master-slave dialectic, but now I’m not sure I ever did. I’m starting to journal these gaps, not to beat myself up, but to map what I don’t know. It’s scary, but there’s something honest about facing my own intellectual limitations—it’s the first step to actually learning, not just pretending I already have.
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Forwarded from Political memes
China denies Trump’s claims once again: China and the U.S. are NOT having any consultation or negotiation on tariffs. The U.S. should stop creating confusion.
https://x.com/mfa_china/status/1915711139838845405
https://x.com/mfa_china/status/1915711139838845405
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BREAKING: first Indian troops have entered Pakistan and are facing massive resistance
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