Midwit Effect

It is hard for some to believe, but intelligence is not superpower. If you have IQ 160 you don't get the keys to the world. Many other psychological traits *which don't correlate with IQ* matter for political/social success. This causes what I propose to call the Midwit Effect.

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This is why critical literature on government policy, for example, is so much more intelligent than government policy itself. Plenty of people are more insightful than the Runners of Things, but they don't have the other qualities necessary to be in charge.

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in academia I've noticed a key criterion for intellectual success (widely praised books, devoted students, well-regarded theories) is extraversion, which is probably negatively correlated with very high IQ. @eugyppius

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