[mgrthrow]

It's also one of the most poisoned by history. It has, for instance, been used in eugenics movements and forced sterilizations in the US.

It is influenced by all sorts of factors, from parental income to nutrition.

My family has folks in psych, and they universally regard IQ as "pretty bad, but useful for roughly measuring one form of intelligence".

[lostmsu]

> It's also one of the most poisoned by history. It has, for instance, been used in eugenics movements and forced sterilizations in the US.

What a weird line of reasoning. So are rocket propulsion, gold, and English language.

[casualrandomcom]

rocket propulsion has been used in forced sterilizations?

[mgrthrow]

It was developed as a weapon. I guess the parent is saying IQ tests are also a weapon that has found some not weapon uses?