I wouldn’t be surprised if she was of average IQ. IQ is an extremely flawed measure that disproportionately favoras spacial reasoning, test taking aptitude (which is a learned and not-particularly-translatable skill) and verbal (especially socially mediated—which if you live in a bubble is compromised) skill, among…

I worked with intellectually disabled young adults for many years, and on a case by case basis, I would absolutely hire a babysitter with these IQs. Aside from the fact IQ is a flawed measure to begin with, especially compared to real life problem solving skills and “common sense”, it doesn’t take a particularly smart…

I read “bandana” as “banana” and died laughing.

I don’t know why this made me think of this, but the funny and amazing thing about life is that if we are lucky, we will all have those moments that seem so meaningful and meant to be. That moment in the cafe was real, but if you’d made a different choice you might have had a totally different, equally moving moment.…