lmao now opera users are going to use this to suggest that they are smarter -_-

I personally never felt a need to switch from firefox, especially with adblock and noscript (which is awesome).

lightrise

United States1355 Posts

July 31 2011 07:11 GMT

#223

On July 31 2011 16:10 blankspace wrote:
lmao now opera users are going to use this to suggest that they are smarter -_-

I personally never felt a need to switch from firefox, especially with adblock and noscript (which is awesome).

Why does everyone use these and not a host file?

Zyferous

United States270 Posts

July 31 2011 07:19 GMT

#224

Most people use IE simply because it comes pre-installed on their machines. People who switch to other browsers are generally more tech savvy than say, your grandmother who uses her computer once a month. (not suggesting that tech savvy means higher IQ, but you get my point)

This chart also doesn't take into account the number of people using each browser. I personally know very few if any people at all who use Safari, so their average IQ might be skewed by the small portion of people who know about and use it.

Mortality

United States4790 Posts

July 31 2011 07:23 GMT

#225

As far as I'm concerned, all that this study indicates is that people who are more familiar with computers are, on average, more intelligent than those who aren't since a much higher percentage of IE users are people who don't know that they even have a choice.

GhostInThe

United States59 Posts

July 31 2011 07:26 GMT

#226

I always tell my friend, "You have to be stupid for liking IE over chrome!" Now there is proof!!!

Drowsy

United States4876 Posts

July 31 2011 07:28 GMT

#227

On July 31 2011 00:39 rea1ity wrote:
Threatened by a law suit lol..

"you called us dumb, and proved it"

what a world we live in.

That's what struck me... amazing.

brachester

Australia1786 Posts

July 31 2011 07:28 GMT

#228

On July 31 2011 16:23 Mortality wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, all that this study indicates is that people who are more familiar with computers are, on average, more intelligent than those who aren't since a much higher percentage of IE users are people who don't know that they even have a choice.

I was struggling to find the words to explain this then i saw this. You summed it up perfectly sir, agree with it completely.

sixfour

England11062 Posts

July 31 2011 07:32 GMT

#229

Interesting, have used Firefox since when it was Firebird and Netscape before that

ReaverDrop!

Canada81 Posts

July 31 2011 07:46 GMT

#230

This study is preposterous and outlandish, I would like to see a record of their study methods and all the variables they took into account, I would gander a guess that this was done by amateurs or just straight up made up.

Nesserev

Belgium2760 Posts

July 31 2011 07:48 GMT

#231

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Shaok

297 Posts

July 31 2011 07:52 GMT

#232

Yeah... browser and IQ... RealDeal's post is clearly the counter to this so called study.

HereticSaint

United States240 Posts

July 31 2011 07:59 GMT

#233

Next up: A study to find out who's more intelligent; Those who drink Coke, or those who drink Sunkist!

DUN DUN DUN...

I don't even know how people can take this seriously, I really don't. There's so many flaws with taking a single flawed study and trying to act like it's the end all. No wonder there are lawsuits, not that I think those are intelligent or will do anything productive but to lump people in to a group of "stupid" people with a flawed study is preposterous.

Also, no, I don't use IE.

BadgerBadger8264

Netherlands409 Posts

July 31 2011 08:05 GMT

#234

Also I think you are confusing level of education with intelligence (not the same thing).

Not really, I was simply showing the immense supposed average difference between the supposed average intelligence of people. There is simply no way there is an average 40 IQ disparity between people using different browsers. Plus, Safari/Camino is basically the MAC equivalent of IE/Firefox, yet their average IQ is 20 higher? Seriously, how people can take this study anywhere close to seriously is beyond me.

DisaFear

Australia4074 Posts

July 31 2011 08:08 GMT

#235

lol, funny study and a waste of money, to study something like this

Spidinko

Slovakia1174 Posts

July 31 2011 08:24 GMT

#236

So many people here are angry about it lmao

NicksonReyes

Philippines4431 Posts

July 31 2011 08:30 GMT

#237

On July 31 2011 08:44 Turbovolver wrote:

Show nested quote +

Then why did some people score over 100? Clearly some smart people (or judged as smart by the test) took the test.

People scored over 100 because the test isn't legit, and the results aren't reliable, so they are most likely not over 100 :/.(that quoted post is two pages ago but I just got home, so yeah).