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As a lemon, the saddest thing in my life is knowing that I will never win

  1. Top Mathematician
    tfxi

    the respect of HRMs.

    However, at least I have a fairly high eye queue (130-140). Some believe this is the optimal IQ range, but they are wrong. The higher one’s IQ, the better, and any high IQ person who fails at basic things probably just needs to work on their social skills and/or attitude.

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    mcbt

    Buddy, read your post again and rethink where the lack of respect might be coming from. Hint: it may be your attitude and weird obsession with IQ, not your mathematical abilities. Be a grown up, have dignity, respect will follow.

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    unpd

    What is this nonsense?

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    rwwl

    Lol, you're not even a lemon.

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    mzzx

    Lol, you're not even a lemon.

    Lol, you’re not even wrong. You’re also a bully.

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    mzzx

    Buddy, read your post again and rethink where the lack of respect might be coming from. Hint: it may be your attitude and weird obsession with IQ, not your mathematical abilities.

    I literally never mention IQ in real life.

    Be a grown up, have dignity, respect will follow.

    I don’t think this is true. People are animals and do what they think benefits them.

    If people don’t bully you, it’s not because of your “dignity” but because you don’t make yourself an easy target. You blend in with the crowd, or, less charitably, the herd.

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    dgec

    Chin up. Most HRM mathematicians don’t respect each other either.

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    mzzx

    I don’t even think IQ determines the worth of a person. As I said in the OP, personality is crucial. One who is as neurotic, introverted, and disorganized as myself is bound to be a lemon. Let me take solace in my intelligence, at least, while I can.

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    mzzx

    Also, I don’t think I’m smarter than most mathematicians. Most mathematicians would score above 130 on an IQ test. Some estimate average mathematician IQ as high as 145.

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    xmwz

    i know many neurotic and disorganised well respected mathematicians, who are not lemons. moreover, as others have said, many vhrm mathematicians do not respect each others.

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    xmwz

    also i’m 100% convinced this whole thread is just a subtle troll

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    dccs

    also i’m 100% convinced this whole thread is just a subtle troll

    Not exactly subtle. It’s the incel guy back again.

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    gnqg

    Hi Lemon, How you're doing?

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    jyzm

    I don’t think it’s even subtle.

    also i’m 100% convinced this whole thread is just a subtle troll

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    mzzx

    i know many neurotic and disorganised well respected mathematicians, who are not lemons.

    I think those are either smarter or more focused on math than I am, though.

    moreover, as others have said, many vhrm mathematicians do not respect each others.

    True, it is senseless to beat oneself up about not having a particular group’s approval, when there are no material consequences for how that group thinks of one. But sometimes I can’t help it.

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    otdc

    not even an orchid variety lemon

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    ilqg

    bad thread

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    hlpd

    I don’t even think IQ determines the worth of a person. As I said in the OP, personality is crucial. One who is as neurotic, introverted, and disorganized as myself is bound to be a lemon. Let me take solace in my intelligence, at least, while I can.

    Do you get laid with that personality?

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    xmwz

    Do you get laid with that personality?

    rhetorical question

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    wxzp

    IQ is the best predictor of everything positive. The rest of social science is creative writing. If your IQ is less than 160, you will have a hard time. For example, you won't get a job at OpenAI.

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