Why people dont like the idea of IQ testing
Many a times I have noticed that when I bring up cognitive testing, people generally tend to have a dismissive attitude regarding it. "You cant measure intelligence" "Real intelligence lies in wisdom",etc. this happens especially when you talk about the limitations of low intelligence. This has led me to hypothesize that people dont like to talk about things they cant change. The reason why talks about lets say high body weight is considered normal but talks about IQ ussualy leads to negative responses is because you can change your weight but cant change your IQ. Same thing goes with looks, everyone defames the blackpill, an objective perspective at looks and attraction because inherently you cant change bone structure, and thats why people become uncomfortable when talking about it. Psychologists think that if a person feels that they are not in control of their surroundings or even themselves, it has a very detrimental effect on their mental wellbeing. Our mind is inherently designed to cope, to live in a delusional lala land where we are in control of everything about us. But reality is not congruent with this view, and that is why when you talk about objective and real(Astrology is also very objective but people dont hate it asmuch because it does not have a real effect on oneself) things such as IQ, looks, height, etc. people get very uncomfortable and angry.