While I think most of us will agree that 'IQ' is far from a perfect means of measuring 'true' intelligence. For instance, in the article below, it lists Ashkenazi (IQ 110) as the most intellligent (by IQ) and the Australian Aborigine (IQ 62) the least Intelligent. but if both were dropped in the middle of the Outback without supplies, which would mmost likely survive? So IQ I think depends largely on having a level testing ,method. given it may apply in our society, if you read the article down to the tables I think youll find some surprising statistics.. If you can read deeply between some of the lines you may get an insight to some of the thoughts Ive posted in the past and gotten called 'Tinfoil Maggot' for. I think Honcho will know. Draw your own conclusions this should stir some interesting conversations.
Average IQ by Race, Ethnicity, and Career . . . And Why It Matters
aristocratsofthesoul.com/average-iq-by-race-and-ethnicity/
The chances of somebody with a higher IQ being dropped in the middle of the desert with absolutely nothing is vanishingly small, usually you got there for some reason & have at least some things with you (Even in some kind of crash or accident) unless like somebody is dumping you in the desert. Most Aborigines these days would shortly be dead if they were dumped in the desert with nothing and no supplies. However given a bit of survival time based on existing supplies (how most human history works), if you have a higher IQ AND the practical sense to put it to use & the motivation, you'll have a better chance to survive better.
Here is an example:
Some tribes in Africa still hunt medium plant eating game the really ancient way.... chasing it till the animal overheats & can't run anymore (yes you can actually outrun many animals eventually if you are in super shape).
But people with more intelligence build spears to make it easier
People with even more intelligence build assisted throwing spears to enhance momentum for better kills
People with more intelligence than that, eventually build bows
IQ and Knowledge make a huge difference and the higher up you are in the IQ chain, the more you can quickly apply things.
The issue today in the west is too many people have become too reliant on everything being right there for them & perfect and don't have any practical idea of how to fix things.
It's a use it or loose it thing & all these electronic devices are making us stupid. Here is some examples:
It's been proven that people using their GPS units all the time get stupider and stupider so to speak in finding directions on their own, as the brain center that deals with spacial mapping shrinks.
How many phone numbers do kids these days know by heart (as opposed to 40 years ago when you had to remember them?)
How many kids these days can do math in their heads quickly
How many people actually know at any given moment as they are traveling if they are going N/S/E/W without checking their GPS / finding the compass app on their phone?
There is a huge amount of practical knowledge on how to stay alive that humans spent generations perfecting that few care about anymore due to the modern soft life.
More importantly all the supposedly "smart" people these days have no idea of how the real natural world works and expect someone beneath their social status to take care of that stuff.
In the event of a disaster or breakdown in society:
Top dogs will be those with a High IQ, lots of preparation and tons of knowledge about how things work & a high drive
People with a lower IQ but "Street Smarts" or "Country Smarts" will have a better than average chance
Lower strata thuggish elements will have a chance while there is still stuff to grab
Overly educated Snowflakes with no idea of the real world, no weapons, communist ideals & progressive ideology will probably become the food the 3 levels above feed their dogs.
If you want to learn some of the ancient primitive skills of various tribes, it is actually pretty possible to do if you have a good IQ and are a fast learner, the issue is that each skill set is somewhat localized, without a bit of monkey see monkey do and retraining, a Desert Bushman would probably perish in the deep jungle, a Deep jungle dweller would shortly be dead in the desert brush, both would shortly vanish if they tried to jump into being an island hopping pacific native fisherman, all would be frozen rock solid before they figured out how to live like the eskimos etc, all would be probably shot dead by the police in a big city if they never had seen one or modern civilization before.
One of the reasons that some races have higher IQ is some parts of the world it was much harder to stay alive either because of natural/weather issues, or because of wars/disease/famine/killing issues and so the smarter ones tended to live longer to pass on their genes. Also some societies quickly became knowledge and intellect driven & those who had more knowledge usually could support bigger families / more children. Those societies that mainly stayed at the hunter/gatherer level valued physical prowess over intellect and as such they often had good physical stamina / strength, but with minds not much more evolved than their animal neighbors.
