“high I.Q.s serve as a force multiplier for both positive and negative traits.”

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The pollster Nate Silver guessed that Musk is “probably even a ‘genius,’” and theorized that he may not always appear that way because, as he put it on X, “high I.Q.s serve as a force multiplier for both positive and negative traits.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/arts/what-is-elon-musks-iq.html

"What Is Elon Musk’s I.Q.?" by Amanda Hess, April 5, 2025, New York Times