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whats the scientific reason that im bad at everything in life

i have not one single notable skill

>>11934268
>not spending your vacation shitposting on 4chan

>>10310847
How do you know whether or not OP can do it? Let him try, if he wants. Were extensive, statistical studies performed which showed that people with a "visual processing speed index" of 76 can absolutely not complete a physics MS? What about people with an index of 77?

Every human is ultimately a rather complex and almost unique system; the idea that you can just assign some little numbers that can easily and surely predict anyone's fate is ludicrous at best and sinister at worst. I don't want to promote a "special snowflake" theory of mankind, but your saying with smug certainty that he surely can't complete a physics degree just shows how much trust you have in the reductionist approach espoused by the promoters of IQ tests et similia. Maybe he will have to study much more than other students in order to get average results, but nothings says it should not be possible for him to do so; it all depends on how much he is willing to sacrifice in order to get the best possible results he can. As OP claims that physics is his only interest in life, it shouldn't bother him too much that he will have to put extra time into it (what else does he have to do with his life anyway?). Even Grothendieck considered himself slower and less intelligent than other people, and see how that worked out for him. Sheep mentality is what holds people back, not magic numbers on their IQ scores.