# why the high IQ lack common sense

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**Created:** [September 25, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772 "2009-09-25T03:59:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772/1 "2009-09-25T03:59:53Z")

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[Medical Hypotheses: Clever Sillies - Why the high IQ lack common sense](http://medicalhypotheses.blogspot.com/2009/09/clever-sillies-why-high-iq-lack-common.html)

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> Because evolved ‘common sense’ usually produces the right answers in the social domain, yet the most intelligent people have personalities which over-use abstract analysis in the social domain [9] and [10], this implies that the most intelligent people are predisposed to have silly ideas and to behave maladaptively when it comes to solving social problems.

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**Author:** ![Wrlprchnx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/wrlprchnx/32/1360_2.png) [@Wrlprchnx](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Wrlprchnx)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772/2 "2009-09-25T16:42:01Z")

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Heh…

“The dumbest smart person” - I get that alot from friends… even from different friend groups who don’t talk to each other. (or is it smartest dumb person)

Great article! Thanks for posting it…

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**Author:** ![tezza23](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/tezza23/32/1375_2.png) [@tezza23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tezza23)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772/3 "2009-09-27T16:45:20Z")

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The article also mentions a negative correlation between high IQ and fertility. Especially if he’s spending all day playing World of Warcraft instead of talking to girls.

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**Author:** ![Denerath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/denerath/32/1331_2.png) [@Denerath](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Denerath)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772/4 "2009-09-29T15:00:14Z")

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That makes a lot of sense now. My boyfriend is crazy smart about science and biotechnology, but will try to complicate really simple things. There’s a price to pay for genius, I suppose.

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**Author:** ![Butterfly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/butterfly/32/1942_2.png) [@Butterfly](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Butterfly)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772/5 "2009-10-01T20:57:47Z")

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I know some people who met their partner while gaming…

But not all smart people are the brain in a jar type. And I think the ones who have high IQ’s but are also physically active, socialize and have a healthy personality tend to have way more success in careers and a better quality partner than anyone else.

Also, dumb people who still refrain from healthy physical and social activities and neglect building interpersonal skills are doing far worse than anyone else.

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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-the-high-iq-lack-common-sense/32772/6 "2009-10-01T21:09:15Z")

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High IQ types are the nerdy types who spend time posting on [pheromone](https://pheromonelabs.com/shop/) forums!!

😃😃😃😃😮