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by bloqs 1859 days ago
Your IQ does change over the course of your life (your crystalline IQ falls off past a certain age) but you cannot change it.

Dismissing it as pseudoscience is unhelpful. Its the most accurate measure we have, its also wholly reliable for what it is used for. Yes, people who have access to IQ tests can eventually game them, so that always needs to be considered.