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American IQ scores have rapidly dropped, proving the 'Reverse Flynn effect'

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256 points hirundo | 2 comments | 10 Apr 23 13:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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xkcd1963 ◴[10 Apr 23 22:19 UTC] No.35518082[source]▶
Intelligence can't be generalised.
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8f2ab37a-ed6c ◴[10 Apr 23 23:18 UTC] No.35518597[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_factor_(psychometrics)
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xkcd1963 ◴[11 Apr 23 00:48 UTC] No.35519275[source]▶
You could put the most intelligent person in the Savanna and they would just die, whilst a bushman will survive. Who was smarter in the end?
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1. poisonarena ◴[11 Apr 23 03:32 UTC] No.35520453[source]▶
the most intelligent person, you already answered your question
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2. xkcd1963 ◴[11 Apr 23 23:17 UTC] No.35533034[source]▶
most intelligent according to your IQ metrics