My personal reaction seems to be traceable to a potential vs achievement view of status.
Imagine a 10 year old who introduces himself and says he’s been tested and found to be gifted/~150 IQ. My intuitive reaction is to be a little happy for the kid and maybe talk to him.
Imagine a 40 year old who introduces himself to the group and says he’s been tested at 150; same IQ, same introduction, but my reaction is instantly negative—because why did he introduce himself based on his IQ? At age 40, shouldn’t he have something to show for it, some personal identity beyond ‘a smart person’? Be a doctor, a researcher somewhere, an entrepreneur, etc. His failure to mention anything more substantive seems like decent evidence that there is nothing better to mention, and he’s simply failed at life—yet he still seems to think a lot of himself. An arrogant failure is not someone I wish to know or think highly of, and so I don’t.
My personal reaction seems to be traceable to a potential vs achievement view of status.
Imagine a 10 year old who introduces himself and says he’s been tested and found to be gifted/~150 IQ. My intuitive reaction is to be a little happy for the kid and maybe talk to him.
Imagine a 40 year old who introduces himself to the group and says he’s been tested at 150; same IQ, same introduction, but my reaction is instantly negative—because why did he introduce himself based on his IQ? At age 40, shouldn’t he have something to show for it, some personal identity beyond ‘a smart person’? Be a doctor, a researcher somewhere, an entrepreneur, etc. His failure to mention anything more substantive seems like decent evidence that there is nothing better to mention, and he’s simply failed at life—yet he still seems to think a lot of himself. An arrogant failure is not someone I wish to know or think highly of, and so I don’t.