There is no such thing as "PhD.Level" questions on a Mensa test. First of all, it's "Ph.D.-level", you fucking morons. Second, Mensa doesn't do scores. It's top 2%. The score is irrelevant. Finally, Mensa tests are timed and ~35 questions.
Stop letting these people fuck your life. #SpotTheScam
News flash: if a YouTuber is playing a piano in a train station and a second person "happens by" with a fucking harp and says, "Hey, can I play too?" that content creator is lying to you. That is a prearranged collaboration, not a "miraculous" chance encounter. #SpotTheScam
When a scammer says, "I never post stuff like this, but..." you need to ask yourself "Why not?" instead of "So this is extra important?" If this is actually worth your time, why doesn't the scam artist ALWAYS post stuff like this? #SpotTheScam
Ever notice how the people who say "They lied to you about..." on #YouTube never actually get around to explaining who "they" are? #SpotTheScam
This is not how "IQ" works. It's not, "Oooo, I scored 130.", but rather "Hey, my 130 made me top 5%." as a way of ranking you against others. Raw scores are meaningless. Ten questions is not enough. This isn't about your smarts, it's about the monetary value of your e-mail address. #SpotTheScam
This guys says that comic book is "the entire bible". 66 or 73 books, 1,189 or 1,397 chapters, ~1,500 pages ==> into THAT comic book? King David raping Bathsheba? God drowning millions of children? 900-year-olds? The talking donkey? The Uzzah snuff film? #SpotTheScam www.youtube.com/shorts/5XbMX...
No, letting your produce soak in salt water does NOT remove the deadly pesticides that won't come off with fresh water alone. Salt is not a tiny thumb. Wash your fucking fruit and stop giving assholes your e-mail address just because they gave you a "quick tip". #SpotTheScam
When you see an ad on #YouTube for a chemical that "eats the rust" off of random iron objects, that chemical is simply citric acid (O.J.) or white vinegar. It's not a "miracle". It's the basic science you should have been taught in high school--that #SpotTheScam artists are using against you.
#SpotTheScam A scam artist is the one who tells you that you are so high-IQ and so amazing that no one else can understand you and you can't finish a project. They're called "blandishments" (part of "wheedling") in the jargon--using your own ego against you to get at your cash.
#SpotTheScam So this guy starts out by saying, "An IQ of 85-115 is considered 'average' in the United States." Ignoring that scores on IQ tests don't mean anything, look at this chart. It is impossible to get anything lower than "average". Narcissism is their weapon. www.youtube.com/shorts/RBzuL...
If you're reading this post and you're not sitting down, I need you to brace yourself.
Ready?...
No, the unspecified government is not stepping in to protect your bathroom from the bane of over-torqued cleaning products. #SpotTheScam #GrowTheFuckUp www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRel...
This #YouTube ad starts off with "I have a 132IQ." and then postulates that it's odd that he makes less money. Assume he's not lying and pretend "IQ" numbers have meaning, the most dangerous part of this #SpotTheScam moment is the subtle reinforcement of the notion that "wealth proves intelligence".
There is no such thing as a "two-minute IQ test". Doesn't exist. One of the important parts of an IQ examination process is getting all of the questions done within a 30-45 minute window. #SpotTheScam
So what? What's the top score? 300? 400? It doesn't matter because that's not how IQ tests work. #SpotTheScam www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdr...
Anyone who tells you that doing blah blah will get you an "IQ score from Mensa" is a liar. Mensa IQ tests don't have scores like "90" or "225", but rather rank you on a percentile (the top 2% of all test takers are considered for admission). #SpotTheScam
Think about this: "...for the cost of a tub of chocolate." Is a "tub" a standard form of measurement? If you went to the store and asked for one the guy's coming back with something, but an actual bathtub full of chocolate would be really expensive. That's the legal cover they need. #SpotTheScam
The guy in the advertisement literally says the words, "We can't pay our factory workers in California, so we're giving the product to you at a tremendous discount." Think about why that makes no sense for at least 30 seconds. #SpotTheScam
Ask yourself this: how can a "single mother" who "desperately needs your help" afford a #YouTube advertisement to raise money? #SpotTheScam
No, #Trump did not create a "spending" card for supplemental healthcare and groceries. Notice how the announcer calls it a "divine act", because, you know, if the cloud man told #Trump to do it then every #Christian must get this credit card, right? #SpotTheScam www.youtube.com/shorts/BrhH2...
No, there is no magic song that cures your brain cancer that was discovered by Yale scientists but the radio stations won't play it because Big Cancer doesn't want you to be well and they'll pull their ads but if you give us your e-mail address we'll send you this secret song for free. #SpotTheScam
When you sell something for a living, just through sheer exposure it should be assumed that at some point you'll learn how to pronounce it. That's why you should never buy a pillow from a man who refers to it as a "pillar". I'm guessing he's more interested in your e-mail than you neck. #SpotTheScam
Let's say you were watching a #YouTube ad and the narrator literally tells you that "the government" won't allow the sale of the product he wants you to buy because it's too good at what it does. How deep of an unhinged conspiracy theorist do you have to be to buy that bullshit? #SpotTheScam
Food in stadiums isn't just expensive. It may be so expensive that it's illegal. But we can't talk about that because, "What if our team gets fined so bad they miss the playoffs?". #SpotTheScam www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7LP...
Doing #taxes in the #UnitedStates sucks because there is a handful of millionaires who made their fortune "navigating" the dense paperwork required to file one's taxes. It is hell by design so people can make money "helping" you. #SpotTheScam
For years, I just assumed I wouldn't have to tell you all this because it was so obvious, but then Trump got elected---twice--so I guess I was wrong. Here goes. No, there is no secret way to generate power from mud that power companies want to keep hush-hush to protect their profits. #SpotTheScam
When someone says in a commercial "from this to that", almost every single time what ACTUALLY happened was they went "from that to this" and then reversed the film or simply showed them to you in reverse order. #SpotTheScam
Smart people are "quiet" because we know that fools are the ones running their mouths all day. Knowing the power in silence does not make you an "underachiever". #SpotTheScam
One of the worst scams out there is the "passport renewal" scam. You send them your passport, they copy it and use it for illegal purposes ruining your life, then they send it onto the government just like you were supposed to do. #SpotTheScam
