A study conducted in Germany found that men with higher IQs are less inclined to traditional values, but the lead author, psychologist and intelligence researcher Maximilian Krolo of Saarland University, said the researchers did not find these differences among women.
A fact so obvious and apparent only a German would even bother asking.
“My social media isn’t an echo chamber”
“The current study showed that high intelligence does not, as one might assume, lead to radical political positions. Instead, highly gifted adults are on average just as politically diverse and moderate as the rest of the population.”
Well that headline is…misleading.
Imagining a world where the headlines aren’t click bait and the articles are well researched. One day…
Duh.
I think being knowledgeable leads someone to be more liberal than they otherwise would have been. Less inclined to fear the outgroup and fear change. This is why a college degree is so associated with liberalism. I don’t know how well that corresponds to IQ, which itself is kind of wishy washy.
As a high IQ person I would like to remind everyone that IQ has been coopted by a scientific racism and eugenics agenda, and the originator, a French man by the name of Alfred Binet,
“stressed that intellectual development progressed at variable rates and could be influenced by the environment; therefore, intelligence was not based solely on genetics, was malleable rather than fixed, and could only be found in children with comparable backgrounds.”
We can only assume that any correlation in beliefs and scoring is the product of an environment which tends to produce both or inhibits the production of both. IE Fox News makes you dumb, and Fox News makes you conservative, concurrently. The study does not mention TV.
I am pretty sure that I would flunk IQ tests, and I have leftist preferences. Mathematics and other subjects of high learning are not something I really understand. While I appreciate neat things like electricity, chemistry, design, and AI, I simply don’t understand them to any meaningful extent.
That sucks. I would like to have a character sheet with +10 bonuses across the board, and a platinum piece to start my game with. Same goes for the rest of the neighborhood.
There’s no flunking an IQ test, but you are probably a normal median person.
The fact they don’t think they’re a genius and know their limits suggests they’re probably smarter than average. I’ve found the dumbest people have an unshakable confidence they’re always correct.
This isn’t enough info right? Wouldn’t we need to know the baseline before they state women dont shift to the left at a higher IQ?
Like if when are 80% progressive already, a high IQ might make them 85% progressive
But if men are 30% progressive an a high IQ makes them 70% progressive.
click-bait
Um ackshually It’s ‘rage bait’, specifically for conservatives.
Click bait entices anyone to click through omitted information. Rage bait seeks a click through an emotional reaction from a specific demographic.
Clickbait:
“Local Restaurant Owner Tried One Menu Change and Sales Doubled Overnight”
“A Mom Working 3 Jobs Lost 60 lbs By Cutting This One Ingredient From Her Diet”
Ragebait:
“Study Finds Conservativel Men Have Smaller Penises Than Liberal Men.”
“New Data Shows Remote Workers May Be Less Valuable Than In-Office Staff”
Not all ragebait is clickbait. Ragebait is targeted. Know your enemy.
It’s also just reporting the findings of a study, which also tracks.
Breaking News: Conservatives tend to be dumber; more at 11!
Men with high net worth are more conservative leaning?! Isn’t that weird. Learning about the world builds compassion, while feeding your own greed breeds self interest. So weird. Remind me why we ask the opinions of rich people again?
Because if we make them feel valued they might give you some money. Do this enough times and you can be a rich asshole too!
So what determines it in women?
Religion and safety. They have to be surrounded by it and buying in is the only way the think they will stay on this side of the dirt.
It’s probably also more difficult to find a significant difference because women overall tend to be significantly better educated and more liberal from the outset.
Here’s a link to the paper, so you don’t have to read an article about an article.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289625000893
Yeah, well, I’ve never felt smarter than when conversing with a conservative.
Higher IQ is also associated with higher Critical Thinking Skills, which help you recognize and avoid conservative propaganda.
Of course. There’s a reason why conservatives don’t want the masses educated. Because they’d see how much they’re getting fucked by said conservatives.
In USA, conservatives are fine with educating the masses, but they want it to be a Christian education.
Which I can tell you is practically worthless, I mean, look at me. Stuffed full of useless Bible knowledge that I can’t discuss in civilized company. I didn’t even learn about critical thinking until my 20s. Blew my mind
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. ~Proverbs 26:11
That’s why they’ve been attacking public schools for decades, and why they push religion in schools.
The kids of the filthy rich go to private schools that teach capitalism the same way they have for generations.
And how to win at it and defend it from democracy
