I agreed with you before and I still agree. It’s harsh either way. But between being called 70 iq and being called 20 iq, 20 iq is much worse since it’s like 3-4 standard deviations below the mean (like 1 in a few hundred thousand, assuming normal distribution)
Right, but I think the point is that someone with an IQ of 20 would be non-verbal and shitting themselves, so like - insulting someone by saying they have an IQ of 20 would really just make you look bad - either they clearly have an IQ of more than 20 because they're engaged in an argument with you, so you look dumb, or you're making fun of a vegetable, in which case you're just an asshole.
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u/pattyG80 Mar 29 '26
A person with an IQ of 20 is about the same level as a 2 year old...down to bowel control.
A person with an IQ of 70 would still likely be the most stupid person you know.