Out of the blue...What's the avg IQ of the POE player?

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Necromael wrote:

I scored 250 on some 10 questions internet test, afterwards they asked for my credit card for more details but I have no money.

lol the real test is:

are you foolish enough to give them your credit card lol

A more interesting and verifiable question is the average income by age of the average POE player.

about...

On a related topic, many years ago Australia had a much hyped TV show hosted by Eddie McGuire titled "The National IQ Test". It was basically an invitation for the nation to test itself and find out how they performed. For those that missed the show the questions were hosted online for a couple of days as well.

My partner at the time did the TV version and encouraged me to do the online one to determine once and for all which of us had the higher IQ. We wrote down the values and then exchanged them. Upon reviewing the results it turned out we had both scored exactly the same value :) Forever deadlocked and on par with one another.

Realistically an IQ test is just a simple exercise to gain an understanding of an individuals cognitive ability in four main areas. It's a starting point for further understanding and isn't a means to an end for anything.

I'm fond of stating that "the ability to use a computer does not render one intelligent" and I suspect there is not a super strong correlation between IQ and PoE players. I also suspect though that there are some very common personality traits among PoE players including a tolerance or enjoyment in repetitive behaviour, possible addictive traits associated with reward triggers (e.g. gambling), and a predilection toward analytical and logical problem solving.

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I also suspect though that there are some very common personality traits among PoE players including a tolerance or enjoyment in repetitive behaviour, possible addictive traits associated with reward triggers (e.g. gambling), and a predilection toward analytical and logical problem solving.

Hmmm, you know what that sounds like right?

... a member of the GGG Balance Team?

Sorry, I couldn't resist :)

I'm guessing 105.

Average in the world is 100.

If you ask people who they are on the internet, each one will tell you they are rich, beautiful, intelligent, and shoot rainbows out their ass when they fart.

I'm revising my guess to 104.

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鬼殺し wrote:

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As an aside, I much prefer personality tests over intelligence tests. But I'm a hard INFJ according to the MBTI. We're all about understanding personality types. So I would. ;)

I am generally skeptical of personality tests and their kin (i.e. Astrology and such) but I have taken the MBTI for some school and work things, and each time I come up solid INTJ.

Don't even know if i have a brain or not.

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鬼殺し wrote:

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SpanishMonarch wrote:

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鬼殺し wrote:

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As an aside, I much prefer personality tests over intelligence tests. But I'm a hard INFJ according to the MBTI. We're all about understanding personality types. So I would. ;)

I am generally skeptical of personality tests and their kin (i.e. Astrology and such) but I have taken the MBTI for some school and work things, and each time I come up solid INTJ.

I'm crazy skeptical of that shit but when I read the elaboration of what INFJs do and how they react, it was *scary* accurate in describing pretty much my history of behaviour and tendencies. Initially I was almost insulted to be so easily pulled apart by a mere test or two, but I've come to embrace it. It's who I am, for whatever reason. :)

Yeah, I don't disagree with that sensation. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel like the descriptions offered didn't seem unusually accurate. However, I also know that we have a tendency to desire such classification and rationalization --- even going so far as to say "yeah that is me!" when in fact it might not be. And perhaps more importantly, I refuse to believe that people or personalities are "fixed" or "fated" in any way. The 'self' or that feeling of 'I' is an illusion. We're nothing more than primates that thrive on habitual and repetitive behavior, which creates the illusion of a "me" riding around in a body, as if our mind is somehow different or detachable from our body (i.e. the 'brain in a vat' argument). I just reject this outright. We look for patterns, we make habits, and we ritualize -- all of which are capable of being changed quite radically if we choose, or in some cases, if we're forced by other circumstances. A lot more to say here but Ima just end with this: Fuck Descarte and Cartesian philosophy. :>