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Fair point, but I wonder if a lot of the folks that we consider "geniuses," throughout history, would have actually scored higher on an IQ test, than some of their peers. I have known "off-the-charts" smart people (like perfect SAT at 14), that are extremely rigid and unimaginative.

They just need to be smart enough to implement or express their orthogonal point of view.




> I have known "off-the-charts" smart people (like perfect SAT at 14), that are extremely rigid and unimaginative.

Yes, being smart is necessary but not sufficient.




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