>>10331868I was just writing song lyrics.
As you've realized, a proper metric has to do with capacity of underlying subsystems independent of their present functional state. Intelligence is relative, that is you cannot be intelligent without something to intelligent about, and a context in which you are intelligent about it. For example, dissociative disorders can often resemble (and be experienced like) major brain damage. And yet the system has the ability to rapidly transition to a state where its functional characteristics are something quite apart.
In some cases the system cannot or will not make a given transition, because it doesn't have the means for whatever reason. It may maladaptively lock itself to a certain range of states. The division between hardware and software is unclear. So you also have to consider what the system can be reasonably expected to attain in average conditions, and what aspects you're willing to control.
I was real clever back in the day and IQ testing showed that as well. If you tested me in the near past I wouldn't be surprised if it was 85 - 105 some days. Reasons include:
-I don't care or am not able to
-My subconscious is overloaded.
-A little bit of actual brain damage
-Years of corticotropin and cytokine bombardment
Other people are probably in a similar boat.
Your metric naturally has to follow from your overall purpose, not just what you want. There are a number of factors to consider in your particular context.
