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[quote=Anonymous]Society is highly segregated by class and income, both of which are a proxy for intelligence given that much of highly paid W2 style work requires high intelligence. I work as an engineer, and mostly socialize with those who work in the sciences. I'm not arguing that highly intelligent people are better, but disagree with your position about my preference being abnormal.

If you are highly intelligent, which I define as at least two or more standard deviations above the norm (130+IQ), it is more difficult to relate to those within 1 deviation of the norm. You find you have to more or less hide your intelligence, or people will not understand you, or will see you as a threat, or may think you are "wierd/different" or will think you come off as highly arrogant.[/quote]

I work in an office with many engineers, scientists, etc., as well.  There are a large number of admin and support staff.  And large numbers of non-science related white collar jobs.  I wholeheartedly disagree with what you've said.[/quote]

Society isn't segregated by class and income?  Wow, all those scientists and engineers, why they live in the ghetto!

Admin and support staff, the people that scientists and engineers disparage (behind closed doors, there is a lot of arrogance among STEM people who think they are overly important)?  A good technical manager keeps the engineers and scientists away from those people so they can focus on getting the job done. Do those scientists and engineers socialize with the non technical staff?  Do attorneys primarily socialize with the mailroom staff? Now with people working from home, you can be even more selective with whom you spend your time.

Now given assortative mating patterns, high IQ people tend to marry other high IQ and highly educated people, and concentrate themselves into specific communities.

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21595972-how-sexual-equality-increases-gap-between-rich-and-poor-households-sex-brains-and

What do you disagree with specifically?

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