SL's average IQ decreasing?

since some time now , i noticed the average degree of intelligence in SL decreased, it is a bit more obvious now since the free account opening, is the SL population getting a bigger and bigger cut of the "low educations classes" ?

It was, I suppose, inevitable.

i dont think that the introduction of free second life is the reason behind the decrease in IQ. im on a free account myself as a student in england (a.k.a. lazy bum) i hardly make any money as it is, so the fact sl is free gives me a chance to play the game and get away from revision for a while. i think its just a decrease in IQ, in general.

My IQ lowers every time I visit the forum. In fact I'm now too stupid to even realise that and stop doing it. :\

Kris lost 6,472 IQ points in the forums so far

It's not about IQ.

I think we just got more careless people that think they shouldn't pay to play. Additionnaly, they just don't care because they are anonymous and have no financial interest in this game. (they don't pay and have nothing to lose).

Yes, there is always some exception. But the more noisy and annoying new people are the one mentioned above.

Without commenting on changing standards of behavior among new residents since the advent of free/unverified accounts, it does seem likely that, as the population continues to bloom, you may find yourself with increasing frequency running into people of merely average and below average intelligence.

IQ Description % of Population SOURCE

130+ Very superior 2.2%
120-129 Superior 6.7%
110-119 High average 16.1%
90-109 Average 50%
80-89 Low average 16.1%
70-79 Borderline 6.7%
< 70 Extremely low 2.2%

For me personally, I used to come across an abundance of people with astounding intellect, insight, and presence of self. Over time, that had changed quite drastically - until I made my home in fair Caledon. Now I have no problem finding marvelous people in full possession of wit, good humor, intellect and decorum.

So perhaps it really is based on which haunts you frequent, and with whom you choose to associate?


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I know (just) a few about kyrah.
She's not the kind of girl choosing to socialize with idiots

And about SL/RL ... it's easier to get rid of an idiot IRL and in SL. (IM, teleport, harmless buttkick, anonymity, no real law enforcment, ...)

You just pretend to be stupid so people will like you. Either that or it's affected me in exactly the same way.

Oh dear! I would never have presumed to make that kind of suggestion!

I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Abattoir in a former life; she was nothing but a delight to talk to.

Please pardon my ambiguity; I had merely intended to make my last statement in the most generic of terms referring to the general public, and I would never place Ms. Abattoir (or present company) in the category of “the general public”.

Humbly,
Miss Serra

get a room with your self mate... ffs!

I think it's unavoidable that as the population of SL swells we will see a lowering of percieved intelligence. We are moving away from enthusiasts and early adopters and towards the masses and the masses are a bunch of clueless gits, at least from our perspective.

Quad erat demonstrandum.

Tragic! The plebes are overrunning the joint.

zOMG me too.

We're just going to have to start a private continent with exclusive citizenship. Bet we could make some big bucks pushing class warfare.... hmmm....

Any plank can google up a smart arse latin phrase to appear intelligent ya know.. not saying your not.. but this proves nothing.

besides.. IQ means fuck all in the real world.. heh and this one.

**edits in more because Im pissed at the self indulgence of some people**

if you guys want to make the distinction here between IQ and education then I believe you should be a bit more clear as to what exactly you mean by this thread..

is it that because accounts are now free that you have more less "well to do" (educated) folks in SL? or is it more kids who havent yet completed there education yet?

or is it that you just want to post how smart you are so everyone can read it and think ooOoOoh.. he's smart!!??

heres a hint.. buy a private island and hide away from all the "pleabs" on it with your smart friends

Ce qu'il fallait démontrer

Here's how much of a dumbass I am. I'm ethnic french and can't speak a word of it -- and I took 5 years of it in school.

Precisely how I feel about most attorneys! *gallops for cover*

ZING!!! rofl

If it means, as you put it, *hem* 'jack-all' -

Then why has your failure to display any artifact of intelligence - and yea, etiquette - caused me to instantly dislike you?

Why would I neither hire nor retain anyone who behaved such as you in my place of employment?

Simply because you have no standards - and are unaware of anyone who has standards - does not mean those standards don't exist.

Actually SL's average IQ hit the rock bottom in May 2005 when I joined. It's picking up slowly ever since.

Personally I consider the concept of "generalised intelligence" at best a misleading and inadequate clustering of a number of different abilities, and at worst a tool of social control, particularly when combined with so-called "IQ" tests, which I am particularly against. Abstract measures that do not have real-world correspondence are in my opinion as suspect as such things as "sinfulness".

However, I confess to being as thick as two short planks, which probably explains the above.

Oh, and, that aside, I continually encounter new people whose abilities and potential put mine to shame, and it is only shameless self-promotion that keeps me any degree of respect.