>>13415987I have a question in regards to this. Not OP.
I have a tested IQ of 97 in real life. Oral IQ test. I tried the Norway MENSA Online IQ test and got a result of 97. I did it a week later and got 105. Then a month later and got 109. After reaching 50% of the exam, I stopped being able to recognize the slightest hint in patterns, so I just checked out. I never answered every pattern in the test, left a large portion of it unanswered, due to simply not being able to tell the pattern.
I have read that this test is almost as accurate as the real one, but it only tests one type of intelligence, spatial, and ignores the rest, so my overall IQ could be higher.
Academically, I have been doing fine. Until recently I started facing some difficulties, but I still managed to get my GED.
Now, with that in mind, I have a question:
I have always wanted to read books. Read about the history of the world, read about philosophy, and read about politics. Read about geography, memorize all world countries and keep up with both past and contemporary history and politics of each area, and understand as much as I can, how people in XYZ region, country or continent used to live.
I want to read so much about religions, countries, ideologies, and all related stuff, that I understand or at least know who is who on the world stage, why Soviet Union fell, how WW2 happened, the stuff in it, and other things. Mainly for entertainment, but as well as to be an educated person.
I feel like that I owe it to myself to have a broad knowledge of the world because we live in an exceptional age. If people 1000 years ago could use Google for a day, it would've accelerated technology instantly and helped rid the world of superstition much earlier.
Does having an IQ of 97 make this "hobby" insignificant? As my IQ would be too low to "critically think" to be able to understand the world... better?
Does this IQ of 97 means I have to keep myself in "check" when I deal with others who could be smarter?
