THE VIDEO SHELF · iq and employment
Jordan Peterson - IQ and The Job Market
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 HN readers recommended it
HN cites it in threads on jobs, automation and hiring when arguing about IQ and employability.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Bite-sized Philosophy
- Topic
- iq and employment
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I agree entirely with you on the urgency of figuring out productive jobs for people with IQs on the left side of the bell curve. Jordan Peterson has a very good video on this[1]. I would couple this with a concern that we end (or, …
carsongross on Hacker News · 2017-05
In Why manufacturing jobs aren't coming back to the U.SThere is an interesting clip from Jordan Peterson on IQ and jobs. Sure intelligent people want something meaningful from their jobs, but at the lower ends people are probably happier with something less challenging. [VIDEO] Personally I wouldn't mind cycling around all day and staying …
collyw on Hacker News · 2018-10
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