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None of my intelligent (130+ IQ) friends listen to music regularly. They only listen selectively and rarely e.g. at a business event or a classical piece, but almost never listen spontaneously in their own time. This has been a long term consistent observation, but today confirmation came. A new meta-analysis showed time listening to music per day increases exponentially with lower IQ, with drop off to near 0 minutes at 145+. Music is mostly appealing as a way to fill an otherwise vacant mind that has no interesting thoughts and minimal goal-directed behavior. Intelligent people find stimulation from thinking about problems and doing things, not from marinading in vaguely pleasant sounds like a soggy potato sitting in oil in a dirty oven tray

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https://x.com/OX_DAO/status/1809900410456437080

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818558)

@OX_DAO

Neuroscience PhD | Angel Investor | DM for Podcast booking

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818592)

is that a chinese bot or something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818595)

@OX_DAO

As a neuroscientist, there’s nothing I love more than showing people both the beauty and brutality of science. The elegance of the scientific method is that it does not care what you think. You either prefer the truth in the data presented, or you prefer your own ego over truth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818606)

@OX_DAO

FWIW: I don’t hate people who reject science; but I do find it difficult to consider them fully human. I understand that this may be a consequence of working in academia for decade. There is something deeply disgusting about denying definitive data. Such a denial is significant because it an explicit preference for ego (or frequently, money) over truth. To large degree, this preference sits behind all the grotesqueness existent in the modern world. It takes us far away from our own humanity by aligning people with short term incentives over unifying principles. Truth is the one true scarcity and I will defend it with all I have. It doesn’t matter to me what the scientific topic is. Today it was psychometrics. Tomorrow it might be something else. The scientific method is my fortress and data is my crossbow. Come at me with fallacies or cope and I will take out both your eyes, for your own benefit. My commitment is to hold onto the precious jewel that we call truth, against the raging tide of a sick world that cares increasingly little about it. If I have faith in something, it’s that even one small flicker of truth is still enough to one day overcome an ocean of darkness, greed and lies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818611)

Also fun to do drugs and go to right concerts.

Otherwise meh.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818601)

everyone knows TCR is igh IQmos and pure autists listen to same song on repeat for days at a time, even snippets of the song

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818629)

Outside of stimming though I think I do somewhat agree with the conclusions of the "study." Whenever I really need to focus, I don't listen to music

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47819061)

perhaps the data in the study tracks mental “free time” available to an individual

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47819089)

Where is this new meta analysis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47818680)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47819107)

I have recently made a concerted effort to incorporate more Vitamin B (boredom) into my life so as to improve my mental stamina. Cal Newport talks about this a lot. So I don't listen to music while I walk my dog or work out at the gym. No phone in my possession for either activity or headphones.

I still really enjoy all kinds of music, but I find I enjoy it more if I am not just listening to music all day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47819881)

This also applies to leaving the TV running all day for the noise, or third world mud people blaring music on their phones in public and legit not understanding that there is something wrong with that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5551881&forum_id=2#47819932)