tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post8530870212272576474..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: The Handicap of a High IQ (Guest Writer Matt Baldoni)Captain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-21920224322954068402020-01-26T12:55:31.342-08:002020-01-26T12:55:31.342-08:00I have read the book The curse of high IQ. And I a...I have read the book The curse of high IQ. And I am surprised by two facts. <br /><br />The first is how well the author's experiences at school and employment match my own struggles. <br /><br />The second fact is the surprise about other Mensa members and their lack of willingness to talk about the struggles of having a high IQ.<br /><br />I have tried few times to talk about the subject on Mensa forums and I did not get far. While some make a valid point that Aaron's experiences do not necessarily match theirs, I suspect other people want to maintain their "convenient illusion".<br /><br />What I your thoughts? Why some very intelligent want to pretend that life is a bliss?Jacekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328872165982818803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-88216234458888714352016-02-28T06:36:05.205-08:002016-02-28T06:36:05.205-08:00Hi Matt
I do not have the IQ that you obviously ha...Hi Matt<br />I do not have the IQ that you obviously have, however, I am no dummy. I have a graduate degree in Education, BS in Human Resources/PR, and two Associates in Music, Associate in Arts and Associates in Fine Arts, which I call my FART degree. I recently lost someone very close to me and that void will NEVER be filled, yet life does go on and having a friendship with someone can bring a great deal of comfort without ties of permanent commitment via marriage, children, etc. Just to have someone of the opposite sex to bounce ideas off of and to get another perspective. <br /><br />I would love to be friends with you and just chat about things in life. While my music is strictly for leisure, I can appreciate all of the work that goes into being a full time professional musician and the demands it takes on one's body and life. I sincerely wish you all the best and hope that you continue to make the music that God has given you the talent to do. Many best wishes for a life filled with making others happy with the music you perform. God Bless you.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-43382110900847154452016-01-31T10:41:08.433-08:002016-01-31T10:41:08.433-08:00Hey Matt
I am reading Cappy's latest book and ...Hey Matt<br />I am reading Cappy's latest book and finding it pretty interesting. A lot of what you talk about in your essay rings true. Growing up, I always felt more at ease with adults while now, I tend to feel more at ease with the younger generation.....young at heart, I suppose. It is amazing how well we fit into certain situations with no problem at all and then others, we are total rejects. <br /><br />I find it difficult NOT to accept men and women on an EQUAL status. Both sexes have higher and lower IQ's than others(some high, some low, most in middle) but, all in all, we are all human beings and each have something of worth to contribute to the world. I think too much emphasis is placed on IQ ratings. I believe it falls into the personality of the persons involved. There are some women I cannot stand to be around, while others are my best friends. I find the same rings true with the male population. I do not believe either one is superior to the other, we are all humans striving to survive in this world. <br /><br />While on the subject of surviving in this world, I strongly agree with several of your posts that religion is important to all humans. I read THE SHACK by William P. Young and it has enlightened me greatly in a better understanding of the Trinity and God's plan of Salvation. We Humans screwed it up when "FREE WILL" entered God's perfect world. Give it a read, think you will enjoy the message. There are also different form of worshiping as was mentioned in a post. While we tend to categorize those with lower intelligence in churches with more primitive forms of worship, there are many upscale churches for the highly IQ persons. All in all, it does not matter how or where we worship, ain't none of us, smart or not, gonna get into heaven without accepting Christ as our personal Savior. Eternity is a L O N G time to be wrong....and please guys and gals be nice to your parents, like it or not, you are a part of them and most parents love unconditionally. Find the person you were meant to be with as you mention in your closing statement. Not all women OR men want a commitment in a relationship, some just want a friendship and someone to hang out with, as someone before me mentioned. It is also good to have a good friend of the opposite sex in order to bounce ideas of how men and women view things alike and differently. Don't judge all by what a few have done and be glad we live in a country where we can get an education and be free to worship and live as we please. BY the way, I tried to find the book you mentioned regarding sleep and can't find it available, any tips on this? Take care man, and keep on making the music "Stayin Alive"! Any tours coming up that you are included in? Later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-8676500468974083522016-01-27T07:15:47.944-08:002016-01-27T07:15:47.944-08:00Hey Man,
I just ordered Aaron's latest book a...Hey Man, <br />I just ordered Aaron's latest book and I am looking forward to reading it. I agree with the last post about men and women treating each other with respect. Being a fellow musician, I see, like you, ALL kinds of people during tours and even in local settings. It is difficult not to characterize all people in one category, however, a lot of times it is where we are working or hanging our that usually smudge the whole lot of humanity. I do not believe one should have to look for someone with a lower IQ just to hook up. Not all people, men or women, are looking to "get laid" the first time they meet someone. Hell, this puts humans lower than animals, and most of them tend to mate with one partner for life. Damn, maybe their IQ's should be tested, our animal friends seem to have a higher IQ than we humans do. I strongly believe women and men should treat each other with respect and as they would want to be treated. Referring to a woman as a cougar is about as disrespectful as calling her a whore. No one ever sees anything wrong with an older man hanging with younger eye candy, why is the same not true for older women. What I am trying to get across is that not all persons are looking to take advantage of the opposite sex and one should get to know a person before making this decision. Most men and women just want a friend with whom they can identify, have a cup of coffee or dinner with, converse, be friends and then if any chemistry is there, maybe a relationship. Everyone has had bad experiences, some more than others. They should be learning stepping stones. All future encounters should not be based on past bad ones. Just saying, we owe it to ourselves and to those we meet to give the person the benefit of the doubt. It may be the best choice one ever makes. Thanks man for letting me get my two cents worth in. Keep rocking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-24587593108146841322016-01-26T14:39:37.147-08:002016-01-26T14:39:37.147-08:00Matt,
You make some very interesting points throug...Matt,<br />You make some very interesting points throughout your blog. I just received Cappy's book on Higher IQ's and enjoyed your forward to the book. Looking forward to reading it. <br /><br />I have been following some of the posts and blogs to Captain Capitalism and I am embarrassed at most of the comments made against women. Men and Women of higher or lower IQ'S or in any other format should be treated as equals. One sex is NOT superior to the other. It is like clumping all men into the category of being lazy, inferior, stupid, users of women. It does not feel so good, does it. Not all women are out to take a man for all he is worth as I am sure the same applies to men. People should be looked upon for their individual character and not thrown into a mass collection. What is wrong with men and women having mutual respect for each other and seeking pleasure with each other's company without expecting to be taken advantage of? And God forbid, we must always "get laid" under no circumstances! I would have thought that mentality would have died out long ago, especially with what is know about STD's, AIDS, and other disease issues. Have some respect for yourselves as well as those of the opposite sex. <br /><br />And, by the way, we all learn, or should, from past mistakes and life experiences. One can ALWAYS look back and see , "I shoulda, coulda, woulda". Come on, learn from experiences and move on. Everything that is wrong with one's life is NOT your parents fault. Grow up! We are responsible for the choices we make and our choices have consequences. Education is NEVER a waste and neither are relationships, even the bad ones. Some of us just want someone to talk with and get to know, companionship, if you will. Get up, move on, and be grateful for another chance. I know I am. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-73431327084372377152016-01-26T06:31:24.492-08:002016-01-26T06:31:24.492-08:00Hi Matt
You make a lot of interesting points in yo...Hi Matt<br />You make a lot of interesting points in your essay, some I agree with and some not so much. <br /><br />I was always the loner in school and felt like a geek. I went on to get my bachelors and graduate degrees and do not regret them one bit. I love school and would be a professional student if $ allowed! I have never had my IQ tested but have always been in the upper part of my class peers. I, like many, do not tend to do well with standardized testing but I do not think this terms one as having less of an IQ. Most people seem to fall somewhere in the mean of the Bell Curve, and hopefully having some common sense to balance the intelligent quotient. <br /><br />I see where you are coming from with self destructive behavior with high IQ persons. Some may come from boredom of being in mainstream classes and others just the feeling of not "fitting in". My father was somewhat self destructive, as was most of his siblings. However, he did his drinking away from home. <br />My brother and I had a great childhood and we and our parents were very close, not saying we always agreed, but we knew we had each others backs.<br /><br />Religion, I definitely agree with a previous comment to your essay. I strongly believe there is NO correlation between those of lower verses higher IQ's and their belief of a higher power. There are MANY forms of worship and this may be confused with lower verses high IQ levels. I agree with a previous comment that digging deep into God's Word, reputable followers such as Dr. David Jeremiah, Rev. Billy Graham, and many others and their writings and the way they live their lives are paramount of God's existence. I find that those of higher IQ levels pour themselves into learning MORE and how could one not be assured of HIS existence when looking into the vast universe we live in. The Oceans, the Mountains, the Canyon, and SO many wonders that surely reflect that God exists. I would encourage everyone to dig deep into finding out for themselves more about God and His plan of Salvation for the world. <br /><br />Most parents do what they feel is best for their children and everyone falls short at one time or another. Looking back, one can ALWAYS see the mistakes made, but the key is did they love? Most parents love their children and guide them in the directions they feel are best for them, wanting a better life for their offspring than they had themselves. So, do not be so hard on your parents. They love you and always have your back. Thanks for letting me express some of my feelings and I hope I have not gone over the limit of my space! CHOW><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-89064096852132711722016-01-17T18:25:08.201-08:002016-01-17T18:25:08.201-08:00Thanks for the article, every thing mentioned fits...Thanks for the article, every thing mentioned fits me to a T, almost eerily, my IQ is around 129. For me its simply magical when I find others who are around my level of intelligence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468407851822321826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-45127327714644617602016-01-17T08:11:45.536-08:002016-01-17T08:11:45.536-08:00I'm a loner, and Have been criticized for it. ...I'm a loner, and Have been criticized for it. I have decided that it is very hard to find people who show compassion for others. I have seen so many People be Two-faced and judgmental toward others . I'm tired of being judged because I chose to withdrawal myself from these people and become drawn into the drama that is played out in this society everyday. I don't claim to be a genius, maybe I am, I haven't had myself tested, But I believe that I'm smart enough to know that I believe in myself and IF I did not, then where would I be. Any others feel the same way I do? Lets talk. Like the Author of this blog said "Go fine Each Other"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979239939088965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-53552646850354304932016-01-17T08:06:05.538-08:002016-01-17T08:06:05.538-08:00My world continues to shrink as I become less tole...My world continues to shrink as I become less tolerant of dealing with the morons around me. My greatest frustration these days is accepting that there are way more stupid people than intelligent people and that the stupid people's vote and/or choices cancel out the intelligent people's in so many walks of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-29460579141522054492016-01-16T13:04:30.117-08:002016-01-16T13:04:30.117-08:00Matt,
Good post. It was a pity that we didn't...Matt,<br /><br />Good post. It was a pity that we didn't get to hang out in Melbourne when you were over, as reading this it turns out that I missed a fellow high IQ traveler. Maybe next time.<br /><br />Adam.Adamhttp://pushingrubberdownhill.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-87734613281240430422016-01-16T11:36:50.078-08:002016-01-16T11:36:50.078-08:00Publication idea for you Captain:
We need a man-c...Publication idea for you Captain:<br /><br />We need a man-club list of universities with these unconstitutional anti-man policies (read link). Men need to avoid both attending and working for the schools on the list... contributors should pull out too. Also a man-friendly university list is needed.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/california-colleges-to-make-proving-innocence-a-punishable-offense/article/2580663Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-53592794610588652152016-01-16T08:16:47.575-08:002016-01-16T08:16:47.575-08:00I read somewhere (perhaps it was brainwashed scien...I read somewhere (perhaps it was brainwashed science), in "Brain Rules" by john medina that men get their brains entirely from their mothers. So...feminist science? Political science? Or actually, science??Brain sciencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-15523862136364836692016-01-16T06:45:43.735-08:002016-01-16T06:45:43.735-08:00Interesting stuff, and it does kind of track with ...Interesting stuff, and it does kind of track with my own experience. I'm reasonably intelligent (back when the SAT maxed out at 1600, I got a 1540), and throughout high school I noticed that I just couldn't be effectively social with a lot of people. It's less that you're anti-social and more that you just can't summon the enthusiasm to be social except with a very few people.<br /><br />I do think it's kind of funny that in the same breath he said he was more likely to be a drunken sociopath, but at least he's not religious.Hoyosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-51845395879338544812016-01-16T06:41:55.505-08:002016-01-16T06:41:55.505-08:00"People with a High IQ are more likely to lie..."People with a High IQ are more likely to lie and manipulate. We're also more likely to be sociopathic."<br /><br />And yet...<br /><br />http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2656755<br /><br />In Israel, soldiers with higher military entrance scores were more honest. These findings appeared on civilians, too. This goes with my pet theory that a LOT of high IQ types really just have nothing more than pretty faces and visual spatial skills, from well placed eyes. Beautiful people can lie and charm and seduce and get away with it (and probably develop a healthy "verbal IQ" in the process, to some extent), and beta males with their boyish looks make great engineers, orienting and manipulating mechanical constructs. Great eyesight. Leftists usually have this kind of IQ in abundance, or even a plethora of it.<br /><br />This doesn't make them any more logical than anyone else, in terms of pure general intelligence, and this is before any consideration of creativity or emotional skills other than being blatant sociopaths.<br /><br />Addiction is probably the clearest sign of low intelligence in the real world. Real intelligence is always finding new things to work on, finding pleasure in little novelties that would go unnoticed to the dull, instead of cheap dopamine hits from drugs or worse yet gambling. Addiction is a consequence of sentiments overriding executive functioning. It is stupidity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-19874920897681903772016-01-16T05:30:01.566-08:002016-01-16T05:30:01.566-08:00Okay, more good science, kids! There is a negativ...<i><br />Okay, more good science, kids! There is a negative correlation between involvement in organized religion and IQ numbers. Dumb people go to church, basically. Smart people don't. </i><br /><br />I've heard this argument, but I'm not buying it.<br /><br />Maybe offline this is the case, but online some of the smartest, well-written people I've encountered are religious and or identify as Christian - bloggers and writers like Free Northerner, Nick B. Steves, Mark Citadel, Zippy, WM Briggs, and more. It's many of these avowed atheists who seem dull and conformist. <br /><br />Reading religious texts, as well as listening to sermons, at a young age also promotes literacy grey enlightenmenthttp://greyenlightenment.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-14993264187555594552016-01-15T21:01:36.655-08:002016-01-15T21:01:36.655-08:00Female.
Reasonably attractive for pushing 40.
Fo...Female.<br /><br />Reasonably attractive for pushing 40.<br /><br />Four kids.<br /><br />Tested IQ between 125 and 140.<br /><br />Guess I'm doing my bit to fight the idiocracy??<br /><br />Nah. I just enjoy being an iconoclast. MCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-31507243059115443752016-01-15T13:53:25.139-08:002016-01-15T13:53:25.139-08:00Oh yes. Mucho identification, especially on self-d...Oh yes. Mucho identification, especially on self-destructive behaviours. I have a whole thing about "smart pretty people don't get married". Excellent post.Seven Dialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847038833093526984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-30132939936660493892016-01-15T12:32:41.421-08:002016-01-15T12:32:41.421-08:00Great post, Matt. Learning to just accept what peo...Great post, Matt. Learning to just accept what people tell you even if you think it's bullshit is the hardest thing to do.<br /><br />For some reason people try to pull you down into the "weeds" where they can discuss meaningless things. Even when you go and take the "High Ground" as Scott Adams calls it, they try to drag you back down.<br /><br />Just stop discussing, smile, say "Godspeed" and leave can be the hardest thing to do, but it's incredibly liberating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11809259429720042779noreply@blogger.com