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Jordan Peterson - IQ and The Job Market

Bite-sized Philosophy · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Psychology & human behaviorLabor, work & inequality

What it is

A clip of Jordan Peterson arguing that IQ is a strong predictor of job market success and that more complex jobs demand higher cognitive ability. He discusses what this means for people left behind.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in threads on jobs, automation and hiring when arguing about IQ and employability.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Jordan Peterson has a very good video on this[1].”

    Peterson on jobs for people with lower IQ.

    carsongross, 2017-05 · Recommendation · in “Why manufacturing jobs aren't coming back to the U.S”

  2. “There is an interesting clip from Jordan Peterson on IQ and jobs.”

    Clip on IQ and job satisfaction.

    collyw, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: jordan peterson, iq, job market, psychology, hiring

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