I realized that “Mensa” didn’t contain enough numerals to be a phone number, and knew it must be understood that any future member would be able to figure out the next two digits in the sequence. I tried dialling MENSANE, MENSAIL, MENSAFE, and MENSAAB, but got three rebuffs and a fax tone.
From “How I Joined MENSA” by Steve Martin
Jamie Lofus did a podcast: (My Year In Mensa)[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-my-year-in-mensa-55379945/]
Genuinely don’t know if I qualify. I tend to score pretty high on the tests because my brain “gets” the exact kind of logic they usually test. What is more important though is that the tests suck in so many ways that it makes the results basically useless. Also I have yet to meet anyone who brags about their IQ score who happens to be anyone worth knowing.
They’d need to pay me a lot of money to get me to even consider joining Mensa.
Its funny to qualify and not go after it. After exploration I found the same things. Whats the point? Only thing I could find was hey you can hang out with smart people.
Its lonely being SMRT so this seems like it might be a good thing, but you know what… you put a bunch of smart people in a room and they are all used to being the smartest in a group and its insufferable.
Better to not bring it up, and just find people that share your hobbies tbh.
I mean, it also selects for people that have something to prove.
It discounts my impression of them.
This is worth the entire post and more. I’m chuckling while my kid gives me weird looks from the other room.
Thinking one step further: Even if I somehow got into MENSA (unlikely), I can’t imagine ever saying, “I see you have a MENSA discount…” ugh.
If there’s any discounts they probably take the form of a link on a website that gets you 10% off (clicking the link installs a cookie that increases your prices on that website by 10%)
Half off soft drinks at Texas Roadhouse!
Apparently they get 15% off at Comfort Inn
Oh shit, maybe I need to reconsider, as a very poor person with fancy test results.
