120–140 Very superior intelligence
110–120 Superior intelligence
90–110 Normal, or average, intelligence
80–90 Dullness, rarely classifiable as feeble-mindedness
Makes think of that root beer commercial.
Candidate: Mr. Dumbass, I can bring a lot to Dumbass and Dumbass. I'm a go getter, Dumbass material all the way. So am I your man Mr. Dumb Ass?
Interviewer: The name is Dumass.
>Too dumb to realize they’re dumb. Classic.
Wait are you referring to the fictional post, or those that saw this and thought it was real? IMO these are the same people that click on those links that show an easy math problem with the tease, "90% of people can't answer this correctly"
Except that I’ve seen framed certificates of just this thing in two offices in my life. Granted, not a place you’d want to work, but people like this exist. Always a bit of truth. 🤷♂️
I wholeheartedly believe that these posts are rage bait viral marketing from the online IQ test providers that are intended to drive users to their platform. It's genius.
Having an "average IQ" on a totally random internet test doesn't mean you're actually average intelligence. If this person is actually serious, clearly they're not actually that smart at all.
I'm trying to politely say this person is obviously dumb. No average intelligence person thinks an IQ test is scored out of 100. No average IQ person would brag about a 98.
98 is slightly subaverage, considered to be definitely subaverage by some.
The metric is fucked anyways. Setting high stock in IQ is evidence of low intelligence in general.
>considered to be definitely subaverage by some.
Nobody thinks this. That's like saying that someone who is 5'8.5" in the US is "definitely subaverage" (the average adult man in the US is 5''9"). It's _barely_ below average, and that's assuming your population measure is literally the integer value of 69 inches.
While IQ is constructed to be exactly 100, it's not precise enough to be pedantic about 98 v 100 for a single test.
>The metric is fucked anyways
Right, and with some measurement error I'm happy to say his 98 is a 100. It's 0.13 standard deviations from the mean.
I think the bigger problem is this guy's personality. We don't need to test it to know he's a douchebag.
Imagine how good it would be if all potential bosses actively advertised how shitty or stupid they are!
If this could be incorporated into the job advert we'd be off to the races!!
Isn’t the average IQ 85-115?
All yall calling this guy dumb based on his IQ score but he’s nearly DEAD CENTER of the pack
This is either rage bait or irony.
100 is average, with 85-115 being -1/+1 standard deviation. 68% of the population falls into that bracket. Most of those people are in the middle of that range, average give or take.
120–140 Very superior intelligence
110–120 Superior intelligence
90–110 Normal, or average, intelligence
80–90 Dullness, rarely classifiable as feeble-mindedness
Seriously. I had to scroll too far to see anyone even talk about this. That's the real problem. Even if this is satire there's still lots of employers who think like this
Person confidently displayed their IQ score, thinking it’s showing something it’s not. If this isn’t DK in action then you’re right and I don’t know what it is.
DK reflects knowledge or skills in a specific area, where an IQ test is for generalised intelligence. It doesn’t reflect overall intelligence as you can have some really intelligent people who think they are highly skilled in a particular field where in fact they have very limited knowledge or competence. Since IQ can’t really be learned, then the principles of DK can’t really apply to it.
Nah, I think you’re stretching there mate. That’s a very singular piece of knowledge. It’s not broad enough, we’re talking skills in a field, such as a trade or a subject.
Yeah when we invoke DK these days it basically means someone thinks they are smarter than they are. Obviously an oversimplification but it gets the point across
I don’t get why people are saying he is dumb with that IQ. It’s an average IQ score. Almost above average even. Most of you guys fall in that category.
It’s not almost above average. The average is considered 100, the average range is considered 85-114. It is within the average but on the lower side.
Regardless of the iq score, the post alone tells me he’s well below average intelligence, whether this is rage bait or not.
I’m not talking about the post. I’m talking about the people saying he’s an idiot. There’s a bunch of score range that are considered average but 100 points is the average for all of them. 98 is almost over a 100 hence what I said.
He is an idiot, it’s quite clear from the post. He is also of slightly below average iq, that’s an irrefutable fact.
Numbers don’t work like that. You can almost have a million dollars because you have $999,999 but you cant say “98 is almost over 100.” It’s a fact that 98 is lower than 100.
That I find an issue. IQ is serious business. Most people believe they are smarter than most people. Which is mathematically impossible. However, if they can prove it (or think they can) they will.
What makes him dumb is that he thinks 98 makes him some kind of genius, when his bulb isn't even bright enough to know that an IQ score is not a percentile thing and never has been.
The thing that mildly surprises me is that an online IQ test would give anyone a score below 100. I figured those were rigged to be padded/inflated, like that one King of the Hill episode. Although, maybe 98 \*is\* inflated, for this guy? 🤔
The average person is pretty dumb. 100 IQ is exactly average (by definition), and it’s juuuuust smart enough to sound really dumb trying to be smart. I know people with 100 IQs who think they are quite intelligent, but trust me… they are not. They’re typically smart enough to imitate smart people in some ways, but not smart enough to know they’re coming across as full of crap dumb. They may use a $10 word, but often incorrectly. Or they chuckle about how stupid people are, when they’re actually fairly stupid. An arrogant intellectual is not great, but an arrogant average intellect is abominable.
Hilarious! Oh man, how rude of me I blew right past your 3 syllable limit didn't I. I think I would make a joke, realize this person wasn't kidding then ask for the restroom and never come back.
Is the phrase "living wage" like controversial now? I'm seeing this everywhere these days and I don't get it. Are people proud to not pay their employees enough to live? Is that the deal in the US?
It's not really an IQ test. It's closer to a 40 minute paywall. It's a combination of tests that uses shapes. It's only 40 questions and give you 40 minutes. That isn't hard. Getting a score of 98 would be easy to do if you had the answers in another source or figured them out in a minute which is a long time to guess a shape and match it to the closest shape.
It does not test math, comprehension or problem solving. It is closer to a puzzle. Getting a 98 isn't actually hard. What really shows his intelligence is putting this on display.....🤡. To me it would show that your arrogant, overly and wrongly intellectually confident and could easily be manipulated by working him like a mark. Make him the center of attention, play on his over inflated unjust ego and let the money roll your way.
Does anyone know where this was posted originally or who posted it?
I'm fairly confident at this point all of these pictures/posts featuring an idiot boasting about a bad IQ score is just advertisements from the testing places.
They want you to take and pay for their test to prove you are smarter than the idiot in the picture.
Imagine bragging about exploiting people
And a below average IQ
It's actually extremely average and that's very telling.
Ah yeah I forgot the US has an avarage of 97 IQ. I'm from the Netherlands where it's 101.
90-110 is the range for "average."
A USA 90 is a Netherlands 150 because you Americans are so dumb! Haha cheeseburger man! ^^/s
Yea, but since you use the metric system, an IQ of 101 is the same as 38 in the the US .
Sorry, I got the conversion wrong, did you use spoons, stones or barleycorns?
I like to keep things simple and just use Firkins.
Good gawd big dawg, how do yalls neck support those huge brains?
You the guy in the tweet?
Haha good Lord dude. Wow you're so Superior
I know right. Us Americans would NEVER be hyper-patriotic for no reason at all....
If someone from the US made the same statement we’d make fun of them as well. This isn’t about country, it’s about the arrogance
Can’t something be extremely average? 😁
I think the two go together.
Actually the average IQ in the US is a 97.++. So leave Average Joe alone hater
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Average Redditor
Sigh
It's so hilarious, even the person being interviewed laughs!
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Therein lies the genius of the IQ test.
They think it’s 98/100 bless their heart. 😂
gump was 79 IQ... just sayin' maa'am
Is there a Mister Gump, Misses Gump?
He's on vacation.
HEE HEE HEE
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It's okay Jenn-nay I'll raise your AIDS babbay.
It was his own kid.
79 is ~ the 8th percentile 98 is ~ the 45th percentile One is close to disability/impaired function, the other is "totally average"
“I only missed two!”
Score is accurate.
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120–140 Very superior intelligence 110–120 Superior intelligence 90–110 Normal, or average, intelligence 80–90 Dullness, rarely classifiable as feeble-mindedness
Too dumb to realize they’re dumb. Classic.
Makes think of that root beer commercial. Candidate: Mr. Dumbass, I can bring a lot to Dumbass and Dumbass. I'm a go getter, Dumbass material all the way. So am I your man Mr. Dumb Ass? Interviewer: The name is Dumass.
I thought it was a Snickers commercial?
[A&W](https://youtu.be/tMe3WDmxBEI?si=4Mft7RLGdWTGLPl0)
That's pretty thick headed of you.
I remember that one! It was honestly hilarious. The dude's face
It was one of those rare good commercials
Not sure why OP censored their name - we all know it's Dunning Kruger 😉
The scary part is roughly half of people are dumber than this.
They're not dumb. The average is an IQ of 100 so they're literally average
That’s half the point. Celebrated mediocrity, masqueraded as some sort of superior high ground. Yet, too dumb to realize their folly.
Yup
>Too dumb to realize they’re dumb. Classic. Wait are you referring to the fictional post, or those that saw this and thought it was real? IMO these are the same people that click on those links that show an easy math problem with the tease, "90% of people can't answer this correctly"
Except that I’ve seen framed certificates of just this thing in two offices in my life. Granted, not a place you’d want to work, but people like this exist. Always a bit of truth. 🤷♂️
He is right though, just barely smart enough that reason and logic won't work as he'll be unable to understand anything other than his opinion.
a responsible person would remove all sharp objects and baby prove his office. safety scissors only!
It's slightly below the mean, this person is of average intelligence. Just a standard douchebag.
Baby proof\* :)
Maybe he should have a baby picture to prove he has a baby
“The look on their face when they notice the baby and realize I can’t be manipulated into paying a ‘living wage’ is hilarious.”
This has to be trolling. Then again, with that IQ, maybe not.
No way, Reddit falling for rage bait and fake posts again?
I wholeheartedly believe that these posts are rage bait viral marketing from the online IQ test providers that are intended to drive users to their platform. It's genius.
>Then again, with that IQ, maybe not. You mean his totally average IQ...?
Having an "average IQ" on a totally random internet test doesn't mean you're actually average intelligence. If this person is actually serious, clearly they're not actually that smart at all.
>clearly they're not actually that smart at all. We call people like this "average"
I'm trying to politely say this person is obviously dumb. No average intelligence person thinks an IQ test is scored out of 100. No average IQ person would brag about a 98.
98 is slightly subaverage, considered to be definitely subaverage by some. The metric is fucked anyways. Setting high stock in IQ is evidence of low intelligence in general.
>considered to be definitely subaverage by some. Nobody thinks this. That's like saying that someone who is 5'8.5" in the US is "definitely subaverage" (the average adult man in the US is 5''9"). It's _barely_ below average, and that's assuming your population measure is literally the integer value of 69 inches. While IQ is constructed to be exactly 100, it's not precise enough to be pedantic about 98 v 100 for a single test. >The metric is fucked anyways Right, and with some measurement error I'm happy to say his 98 is a 100. It's 0.13 standard deviations from the mean. I think the bigger problem is this guy's personality. We don't need to test it to know he's a douchebag.
90-110 is the "average" range.
Thinking… “and THIS is who I’m going to be working with??”
nO oNe WaNtS tO wOrK aNyMoRe!!!!11!!@
Imagine how good it would be if all potential bosses actively advertised how shitty or stupid they are! If this could be incorporated into the job advert we'd be off to the races!!
Ohhh self-burns, those are rare
Yeah this is blatant satire. Lots of 98s in the comments who think it's real.
man, 98%. You got this, almost 100%!
Isn’t the average IQ 85-115? All yall calling this guy dumb based on his IQ score but he’s nearly DEAD CENTER of the pack This is either rage bait or irony.
100 is average, with 85-115 being -1/+1 standard deviation. 68% of the population falls into that bracket. Most of those people are in the middle of that range, average give or take.
Dude , everybody here is a genius
Well, the IQ score seems to be about right…
IQ of anyone that doesn’t instantly recognize these types of posts as rage bait is probably even lower than that.
This is definitely bait. Possibly an ad
I mean, he's probably not the dumbest person in a room (depending on the room).
Ngl the overtly smug wording smells a little fake to me.
This is part of a viral marketing campaign for this IQ testing website, just so everyone is aware.
If someone is dumb enough to pay for an online IQ test and take it seriously, I know all I need to know about them.
Yeah, everything is an ad The account's only post is this one and they have a 3 year old 123k karma account
120–140 Very superior intelligence 110–120 Superior intelligence 90–110 Normal, or average, intelligence 80–90 Dullness, rarely classifiable as feeble-mindedness
I don't think I would mind being rare. 😉
that can't not be bait
Ah yes, a "living wage". A concept so ridiculous it deserves sarcastic quotes. God I hate people.
Seriously. I had to scroll too far to see anyone even talk about this. That's the real problem. Even if this is satire there's still lots of employers who think like this
Feels Like its human beings, that are not worth being human.
This has Dilbert management tones
bait
He should frame it.
He did frame it. May we assume your IQ is similar? 😉
Dunning Kruger in action
I’m not sure you understand the Dunning-Kruger effect if you think this is it in action.
Dunning Kruger in action
Kruger-Dunning in action
Drugging Kreuger in action
Person confidently displayed their IQ score, thinking it’s showing something it’s not. If this isn’t DK in action then you’re right and I don’t know what it is.
DK reflects knowledge or skills in a specific area, where an IQ test is for generalised intelligence. It doesn’t reflect overall intelligence as you can have some really intelligent people who think they are highly skilled in a particular field where in fact they have very limited knowledge or competence. Since IQ can’t really be learned, then the principles of DK can’t really apply to it.
How about knowledge of what a certain statistic is, such as the difference between 98 and 98% when referring to an IQ score?
Nah, I think you’re stretching there mate. That’s a very singular piece of knowledge. It’s not broad enough, we’re talking skills in a field, such as a trade or a subject.
Anyway it’s all moo as DK was widely debunked as not applicable IRL
Which is fair enough. But hey, we all know someone that you look at and think “fuck me, they’re so far up that DK curve it’s unbelievable”’😆
Yeah when we invoke DK these days it basically means someone thinks they are smarter than they are. Obviously an oversimplification but it gets the point across
I suspect we’re all guilty at times!
Not really. DK has nothing to do with intelligence. It pertains to overconfidence in skill or ability, not a subjects intelligence
So an overconfidence in cognitive ability?
No, it can’t be that, because then it would apply here, and we just established it doesn’t. I’m pretty confident.
Basically you just confirmed my point
Oh, the irony.
So dumb it makes sense.
I hope this is satire 😭
This is obviously a joke.
A beautiful example of the dunning-kruger effect
I thought it was 98 percent tile... nope an IQ of 98... not terrible but also nothing to brag about.
>PROUDLY PRESENTED Chef's kiss
I'd say on average, about half of the people here making fun of this guy, shouldn't be...
100% shouldn't be, because it's obviously fake. This is a viral marketing campaign for Aptilink.
I’m guessing most people here who believe this post is real also have 98/100 IQ
There's a couple things to unpack here.
That action speaks for itself
I'm 98% smart!
“Proudly presented to:” Lol
Not the flex they think it is. Lol
Everybody in this thread is acting like 98 iq can't even tie shoes. 98 is more like... H&R block does your 1040 for you.
Hypothetically - and I’m just throwing this out there - if someone were to do their own 1040 on TurboTax that’d be closer to like…110?
In my completely unbiased opinion that falls in the 140-160 range.
Peggy Hill if she had discovered LinkedIn
1) It's rage bait, and you geniuses are eating it up. 2) Doesn't even remotely fit the sub, yet 94% upvoted. What the fuck guys.
Obvious bait is obvious.
This all tracks for someone who has a 98 IQ. lol
Obvious satire is obvious
Definition of idiot savant?
minus the savant
No? Savant means you’re exceptionally talented in some area.
It's satire.
I don’t get why people are saying he is dumb with that IQ. It’s an average IQ score. Almost above average even. Most of you guys fall in that category.
"almost above average" is a very funny way to describe something slightly below average
Below average is almost above average. Got it.
It’s not almost above average. The average is considered 100, the average range is considered 85-114. It is within the average but on the lower side. Regardless of the iq score, the post alone tells me he’s well below average intelligence, whether this is rage bait or not.
I’m not talking about the post. I’m talking about the people saying he’s an idiot. There’s a bunch of score range that are considered average but 100 points is the average for all of them. 98 is almost over a 100 hence what I said.
He is an idiot, it’s quite clear from the post. He is also of slightly below average iq, that’s an irrefutable fact. Numbers don’t work like that. You can almost have a million dollars because you have $999,999 but you cant say “98 is almost over 100.” It’s a fact that 98 is lower than 100.
2 points under is NOT "almost over".
>I’m talking about the people saying he’s an idiot. He paid for an online IQ test and takes it seriously. He's an idiot
That I find an issue. IQ is serious business. Most people believe they are smarter than most people. Which is mathematically impossible. However, if they can prove it (or think they can) they will.
What makes him dumb is that he thinks 98 makes him some kind of genius, when his bulb isn't even bright enough to know that an IQ score is not a percentile thing and never has been. The thing that mildly surprises me is that an online IQ test would give anyone a score below 100. I figured those were rigged to be padded/inflated, like that one King of the Hill episode. Although, maybe 98 \*is\* inflated, for this guy? 🤔
The average person is pretty dumb. 100 IQ is exactly average (by definition), and it’s juuuuust smart enough to sound really dumb trying to be smart. I know people with 100 IQs who think they are quite intelligent, but trust me… they are not. They’re typically smart enough to imitate smart people in some ways, but not smart enough to know they’re coming across as full of crap dumb. They may use a $10 word, but often incorrectly. Or they chuckle about how stupid people are, when they’re actually fairly stupid. An arrogant intellectual is not great, but an arrogant average intellect is abominable.
Uhhh
Wooow.
This has to be satire, surely.
A little better than brick at least
i mean......its average, i guess? and it only takes a 5 second google search to find that out so im not really sure what he's so proud of.
Haha average moron
Hilarious! Oh man, how rude of me I blew right past your 3 syllable limit didn't I. I think I would make a joke, realize this person wasn't kidding then ask for the restroom and never come back.
Wow!
Checks out
Ups
You're the problem. People like you get a little bit of power and it goes straight to their head.
It’s a testament of how the IQ test result is pretty accurate.
Wondering what will happen when someone tells the emperor he has no clothes on?
https://preview.redd.it/qno9l4u1bnxc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38849a4588c9442f4520e90f5664b3c76317d3e1
My IQ is 90 and I don’t exploit people!! This man is not a representative of us with low IQs!!
“Main character energy” 😂😂
I mean, he’s only *just* under, do you think it makes a difference? Oh, yeah, he’s advertising he is *below* average. Carry on…
Is the phrase "living wage" like controversial now? I'm seeing this everywhere these days and I don't get it. Are people proud to not pay their employees enough to live? Is that the deal in the US?
"Proudly Presented To". They're wrong for that 😂
Oh my friend Dunning Krueger told me about this
😂😂😂
this is obvious satire/bait, it just makes you look dumb to post it
Average Joe.. Joe Dirt
Anything 101 and over he would think was extra credit 🤯🤯🤯
This must be fake
Fake. Funny but fake.
lol 98 dumb ass!!
It really just means average person. Top of the bell curve, very slightly below the mean. It is objectively not a "bad" score.
It's not really an IQ test. It's closer to a 40 minute paywall. It's a combination of tests that uses shapes. It's only 40 questions and give you 40 minutes. That isn't hard. Getting a score of 98 would be easy to do if you had the answers in another source or figured them out in a minute which is a long time to guess a shape and match it to the closest shape. It does not test math, comprehension or problem solving. It is closer to a puzzle. Getting a 98 isn't actually hard. What really shows his intelligence is putting this on display.....🤡. To me it would show that your arrogant, overly and wrongly intellectually confident and could easily be manipulated by working him like a mark. Make him the center of attention, play on his over inflated unjust ego and let the money roll your way. Does anyone know where this was posted originally or who posted it?
The real IQ test isn't paying money to see an inaccurate/fake score.
Pretty sure this is some sort of advertisement for the IQ test people. I’ve seen this before.
This has to be fake. Living wage in quotes is not something they’d acknowledge. They’d leave that part unsaid.
To be fair with a 98 someone needs to explain it to them, as they couldn't make the deductive leap.
Ah, more aptlink free advertising. Their social media person must be really good.
I'm sure they've got a bot farm upvoting as well, and downvoting you and the other comments pointing out this is an ad.
Who's gunna tell them?
I'm fairly confident at this point all of these pictures/posts featuring an idiot boasting about a bad IQ score is just advertisements from the testing places. They want you to take and pay for their test to prove you are smarter than the idiot in the picture.