Why do most Bitcoiners seem intelligent?

[ingrownpocket]

I has an IQ of 82 can I join yer club?

On facebook, you would be the most hated person, your could even be on TV by now. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SQ60Eg47d4 (see comments))
And here... No one seems to have had a fuck about it, besides me lol

[Raize]

Just by the very nature of finding this forum and understanding the security and irreversibility of Bitcoin enough to know it's easy to scam people with it puts even the SA goons and other detractors at 120 or higher IQ, IMHO. They may be quite young and unemployed, but that doesn't mean they're not smart.

I would almost imagine most forum users of *any* forum are at least 80 IQ. People under 80 IQ are pretty rare on the Internet. For one, they almost always parrot what others say and don't do any critical thinking, and rarely find the comment button or even use the Internet for anything other than Netflix or Youtube. I've seen people like this use the Internet, they just don't even understand how it works. It's all "magic" to them.

I mean think about it. Almost everyone commenting in this thread likely knows how to torrent, understands what a VPN is used for, and can surmise why the federal government cannot shut down Silk Road. Do you really think anyone under an IQ of 120 can lay claim to those three things and still be posting in this thread?

I think Bitcoiners seem intelligent because the only people willing to converse about the concept of a decentralized currency are intelligent, whether they are detractors or promoters. People with less intelligence simply don't care about their money or finances. There will never come a day where they start to care, either, they'll want other people to take care of it for them. Bitcoin is best positioned to replace the petrodollar, it just needs some more things to make it more secure like Trezor and/or two-factor authentication built-in to the client. Then you'll see more adoption by those under 120 IQ.

I also think IQ tests can be gamed. I was able to "raise" my IQ by taking one test out of the blue for 120 and then later took the same model of test (with different questions) after 5 days of on-and-off online IQ testing and got 133. I imagine I could make 140 or higher if I put some effort into it.

[ElectricMucus]

I has an IQ of 82 can I join yer club?

On facebook, you would be the most hated person, your could even be on TV by now. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SQ60Eg47d4 (see comments))
And here... No one seems to have had a fuck about it, besides me lol

Not nearly as funny as TsimFuckis.

[wopwop]

Just by the very nature of finding this forum and understanding the security and irreversibility of Bitcoin enough to know it's easy to scam people with it puts even the SA goons and other detractors at 120 or higher IQ, IMHO. They may be quite young and unemployed, but that doesn't mean they're not smart.

I would almost imagine most forum users of *any* forum are at least 80 IQ. People under 80 IQ are pretty rare on the Internet. For one, they almost always parrot what others say and don't do any critical thinking, and rarely find the comment button or even use the Internet for anything other than Netflix or Youtube. I've seen people like this use the Internet, they just don't even understand how it works. It's all "magic" to them.

I mean think about it. Almost everyone commenting in this thread likely knows how to torrent, understands what a VPN is used for, and can surmise why the federal government cannot shut down Silk Road. Do you really think anyone under an IQ of 120 can lay claim to those three things and still be posting in this thread?

I think Bitcoiners seem intelligent because the only people willing to converse about the concept of a decentralized currency are intelligent, whether they are detractors or promoters. People with less intelligence simply don't care about their money or finances. There will never come a day where they start to care, either, they'll want other people to take care of it for them. Bitcoin is best positioned to replace the petrodollar, it just needs some more things to make it more secure like Trezor and/or two-factor authentication built-in to the client. Then you'll see more adoption by those under 120 IQ.

I also think IQ tests can be gamed. I was able to "raise" my IQ by taking one test out of the blue for 120 and then later took the same model of test (with different questions) after 5 days of on-and-off online IQ testing and got 133. I imagine I could make 140 or higher if I put some effort into it.

Wow you are smart How can I become smart like you?

[crumbs]

I find the cromulence of your homily alluringly embiggening to the astutement of cerebroponderosity. 
Pray, do continue to enchant us with your rarified undumbeningz!
~Me

[razorfishsl]

Just by the very nature of finding this forum and understanding the security and irreversibility of Bitcoin enough to know it's easy to scam people with it puts even the SA goons and other detractors at 120 or higher IQ, IMHO. They may be quite young and unemployed, but that doesn't mean they're not smart.

I would almost imagine most forum users of *any* forum are at least 80 IQ. People under 80 IQ are pretty rare on the Internet. For one, they almost always parrot what others say and don't do any critical thinking, and rarely find the comment button or even use the Internet for anything other than Netflix or Youtube. I've seen people like this use the Internet, they just don't even understand how it works. It's all "magic" to them.

I mean think about it. Almost everyone commenting in this thread likely knows how to torrent, understands what a VPN is used for, and can surmise why the federal government cannot shut down Silk Road. Do you really think anyone under an IQ of 120 can lay claim to those three things and still be posting in this thread?

I think Bitcoiners seem intelligent because the only people willing to converse about the concept of a decentralized currency are intelligent, whether they are detractors or promoters. People with less intelligence simply don't care about their money or finances. There will never come a day where they start to care, either, they'll want other people to take care of it for them. Bitcoin is best positioned to replace the petrodollar, it just needs some more things to make it more secure like Trezor and/or two-factor authentication built-in to the client. Then you'll see more adoption by those under 120 IQ.

I also think IQ tests can be gamed. I was able to "raise" my IQ by taking one test out of the blue for 120 and then later took the same model of test (with different questions) after 5 days of on-and-off online IQ testing and got 133. I imagine I could make 140 or higher if I put some effort into it.

The real fun is having an official IQ of 79......that and being thrown off research project they ran in the late 70's in liverpool... supposedly tasked with finding a correlation between IQ and criminal behavior.

[QuestionAuthority]

I has an IQ of 82 can I join yer club?

On facebook, you would be the most hated person, your could even be on TV by now. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SQ60Eg47d4 (see comments))
And here... No one seems to have had a fuck about it, besides me lol

Too many trolls for too long. Nothing phases anyone here anymore. They're numb to it all like a battered wife. They just keep marching on praising each other for their vast intellect like Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

[001sonkit]

If you are finding stupid people. Consider going to bitcointalk gamble, loan; coin chat #begging. Occasionally one or two in #main. You have to know that those people don't know their way to irc or reddit.

I am replying coz  a guy in coinchat and just dice ( same guy) is making me face palm every single line of his chat

[infested999]

If you are finding stupid people. Consider going to bitcointalk gamble, loan; coin chat #begging. Occasionally one or two in #main. You have to know that those people don't know their way to irc or reddit.

I am replying coz  a guy in coinchat and just dice ( same guy) is making me face palm every single line of his chat

Jun 28 14:40:26 <bitcoin303>   can i make bitcoin off this site?
Jun 28 14:40:34 <add1ct3dd>   what site
Jun 28 14:40:59 <bitcoin303>   Ifthis one...
Jun 28 14:41:34 <add1ct3dd>   this is an irc channel
Jun 28 14:41:44 <add1ct3dd>   so no
Jun 28 14:41:47 <bitcoin303>   what is an IRC Channel
Jun 28 14:41:59 <bitcoin303>   nd what does it have to do with bitcoin
Jun 28 14:42:09 <Mikej0h>   
Jun 28 14:42:35 <add1ct3dd>   not falling for the troll
Jun 28 14:43:11 <bitcoin303>   its not a troll its a genuine question Im a noob to al this
Jun 28 14:43:17 *   FastLizard4 is now known as FastLizard4|zZzZ
Jun 28 14:43:50 <UukGoblin>   hai
Jun 28 14:43:53 <UukGoblin>   how do I short bitcoins
Jun 28 14:44:35 <Mikej0h>   bitcoin303; this is IRC; a chat  protocol; you can talk about other people about bitcoin
Jun 28 14:46:19 *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to eir
Jun 28 14:46:20 *   eir removes ban on *!*@*80.137.173.218
Jun 28 14:46:20 *   eir removes channel operator status from eir
Jun 28 14:47:13 <UukGoblin>   damn, no-one fell for my troll either
Jun 28 14:47:31 <MICHAGOGO>   UukGoblin: Find someone willing to let you short them.

[001sonkit]

If you are finding stupid people. Consider going to bitcointalk gamble, loan; coin chat #begging. Occasionally one or two in #main. You have to know that those people don't know their way to irc or reddit.

I am replying coz  a guy in coinchat and just dice ( same guy) is making me face palm every single line of his chat

Jun 28 14:40:26 <bitcoin303>   can i make bitcoin off this site?
Jun 28 14:40:34 <add1ct3dd>   what site
Jun 28 14:40:59 <bitcoin303>   Ifthis one...
Jun 28 14:41:34 <add1ct3dd>   this is an irc channel
Jun 28 14:41:44 <add1ct3dd>   so no
Jun 28 14:41:47 <bitcoin303>   what is an IRC Channel
Jun 28 14:41:59 <bitcoin303>   nd what does it have to do with bitcoin
Jun 28 14:42:09 <Mikej0h>   
Jun 28 14:42:35 <add1ct3dd>   not falling for the troll
Jun 28 14:43:11 <bitcoin303>   its not a troll its a genuine question Im a noob to al this
Jun 28 14:43:17 *   FastLizard4 is now known as FastLizard4|zZzZ
Jun 28 14:43:50 <UukGoblin>   hai
Jun 28 14:43:53 <UukGoblin>   how do I short bitcoins
Jun 28 14:44:35 <Mikej0h>   bitcoin303; this is IRC; a chat  protocol; you can talk about other people about bitcoin
Jun 28 14:46:19 *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to eir
Jun 28 14:46:20 *   eir removes ban on *!*@*80.137.173.218
Jun 28 14:46:20 *   eir removes channel operator status from eir
Jun 28 14:47:13 <UukGoblin>   damn, no-one fell for my troll either
Jun 28 14:47:31 <MICHAGOGO>   UukGoblin: Find someone willing to let you short them.

okay... now it propagates to the IRC....

[bob131313]

confirmation bias
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/

Spend a few hours at that site and realize how stupid we all really are.

[madmadmax]

confirmation bias
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/

Spend a few hours at that site and realize how stupid we all really are.

A lot less stupid than the ones using the fiat system I can tell you that much

[J603]

confirmation bias
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/

Spend a few hours at that site and realize how stupid we all really are.

There are a lot of good articles on that site, but the author should tone down the ads. I made it to the site, I don't need to see an ad for the stuff I'm already reading...

[bob131313]

confirmation bias
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/

Spend a few hours at that site and realize how stupid we all really are.

There are a lot of good articles on that site, but the author should tone down the ads. I made it to the site, I don't need to see an ad for the stuff I'm already reading...

Yeah, I liked him more before the book. Gotta eat I guess.

[Sterling]

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Ideas like bitcoin!

[WiW]

I'm going to totally shamelessly plug my bitcoiner personality thread (MBTI/Keirsey) because it's not entirely unrelated.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=215232.0

[bob131313]

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Ideas like bitcoin!

In a thread about people.

[QuestionAuthority]

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Ideas like bitcoin!

In a thread about people.

rofl

[CasinoBit]

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Ideas like bitcoin!

In a thread about people.

Ultimately we are all here to discuss ideas (or at least discuss people that discuss ideas) or



(sorry it sounded better in my head  )