[zarkov99]

Why is IQ irrelevant? It certainly helps when trying to understand complex systems. And the gentleman's accomplishments are consistent with high IQ so at least to me it does not sound like hollow bragging. More like making it plain that stupidity is not the cause of his troubles.

[ThrustVectoring]

It's a counter-signalling thing. People who do very clever things and brag about their IQ are generally less intelligent than people who do very clever things and don't brag. If you have to brag, then you're worried about getting confused with people who aren't as clever.

[carlisle_]

IQ is a copout as whole. There is nothing good that comes from trying to measure something as highly subjective as intelligence.

Great you're smart on paper, now what? Maybe you get easily frustrated, maybe you aren't very dedicated, maybe you don't like things that aren't inherently interesting, etc. etc.

Use something objectively measurable. Be scientific. Don't be a copout.