The 130-140 IQ doom loop: why some smart people can't be optimistic
djcows · x · 2026-09-13
A tongue-in-cheek observation about a certain type of person with roughly 130-140 IQ who is "physically incapable of being optimistic" because they believe their ideas are superior to all others — described as stuck in a recursively self-improving doom loop. The author expresses sympathy for them.
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