I dropped out because I was paying $52 for a magazine and a flimsy membership card; that was it. Went to a few meetings, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
2006-08-15 06:20:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I had lost interest in it. And I wasn't particularly impressed with most of the people I met at the meetings. It turned out to be an ego fest.
2006-08-15 06:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed. The value of a membership is to gain knowledge and expand ones contacts and relationships to build a better, more interesting life. Mensa requires a high IQ, nothing much else. What's the point?
2006-08-15 13:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by odu83 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly. Do I need to pay $52 to have someone else tell me I'm really smart, when instead I can just prove it by answering everyone's Yahoo Questions? Clearly, I am a braniac.
2006-08-15 13:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.They have a "high IQ" but are not really smart. Give one a rototiller and you get a 'duh' look, or what about change your car oil, fix a leaky water pipe, they have no common sense or intuition. I could probably qualify to be the CEO, but I have too much wisdom, common sense, intuition, and street smarts. I also do not care nor see a need for "Circle is to circle jerk as cluster is to ____" ciphers. God forbid, ask one to go hunting in the Rockies.
2006-08-15 13:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No purpose except to belong to a group that makes you feel superior. Even if you didn't feel superior, if you told anyone you belong to mensa they have a preconcieved notion of you being an elitist snob.
2006-08-15 13:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by pammy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋