Tessa Schlesinger
1 min readSep 7, 2021

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Do you mind telling me where I said that the Nazi hierarchy had well-above average IQs? I’ve never even thought about that. WTF do you get that from, and how dare you imply that I said that?

It amazes me that every single time I mention that it’s essentially to be very, very bright for things like leadership that everybody forgets that in the same sentence I said it was also essential to be highly educated and compassionate. These three characteristics balance each other out.

Shall I tell you the real objection my mention of high intelligence? It’s the fact that most people aren’t that intelligent, and that’s what they really object to. They keep pointing out that intelligence on its own isn’t a ‘smart’ idea. Nobody said it was, and I fucking didn’t. That was all in your head because it clearly hits at the probable cause – that you’re not in the gifted range.

Well, here’s the stark truth. You wouldn’t be living in the modern world, if it wasn’t for highly intelligent people. It’s those highly intelligent people who invented writing, math, computer science, medical science, and every other thing that you take for granted. And the world is a much better place because of highly intelligent people.

High IQ is responsible for the modern world. Don’t ever forget it. It’s fucking idiots who are destroying it.

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