>>11241030>IQ predicts job performance better than college degreeno, being able to recognize 3rd grade shapes and solve riddles won't make you design an airplane. passing a test that shows that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of a field is more relevant for working in that field.
it might be that those who have good understanding of STEM fields are better at recognizing certain patterns (or studying STEM makes you better at recognizing patterns) but why the fuck would you test someone's ability at solving riddles instead of testing his ability and understanding of the field he is going to work in
>The only reason college is worth anything is because the education lobby made it illegal to test job applicants for IQ.they didn't just employ someone because he had a high IQ but you needed to have an education and a high IQ. this is bad for the stability of society because it would make meritocracy way more prominent and people aren't going to be happy at all with this at all. just look at today, despite all the efforts of providing equal opportunities (or the illusion of) and hiding meritocracy people are still not happy and think society is very selective and meritocratic
