140 IQ. Enough to usually be the smartest guy in the room. Mensa card to prove it. Smart enough to realize that my four degrees don't mean a damn thing.
Also 140 IQ. Took the sample MENSA test years back just for kicks and was told I'd pass the real test. Never went further with it because more often than not MENSA members I would come across would be condescending, elitist, pedantic pricks and it turned me off to the whole idea of MENSA.
This is not throwing shade at you in any way btw, just giving my anecdotal experience.
I agree, they're generally that way. I enjoyed the conversation, but I let it lapse because the juice wasn't worth the squeeze.
I joined because I was insecure at the time. Oddly, joining helped me be less arrogant, because I didn't have anything to prove to myself. So Mensa did that, at least.
I think 140 is about the sweet spot; I can do whatever I choose to apply myself to, and much higher it becomes a lot harder to deal with society.
140 IQ. Enough to usually be the smartest guy in the room. Mensa card to prove it. Smart enough to realize that my four degrees don't mean a damn thing.
Also 140 IQ. Took the sample MENSA test years back just for kicks and was told I'd pass the real test. Never went further with it because more often than not MENSA members I would come across would be condescending, elitist, pedantic pricks and it turned me off to the whole idea of MENSA.
This is not throwing shade at you in any way btw, just giving my anecdotal experience.
I agree, they're generally that way. I enjoyed the conversation, but I let it lapse because the juice wasn't worth the squeeze.
I joined because I was insecure at the time. Oddly, joining helped me be less arrogant, because I didn't have anything to prove to myself. So Mensa did that, at least.
I think 140 is about the sweet spot; I can do whatever I choose to apply myself to, and much higher it becomes a lot harder to deal with society.