To flout or flaunt IQ? Choose the second. (opens in new tab)

I saw this tweet going viral. This reads as a reframing of the adage “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,” often attributed to Carl Sagan. People mistake their own “IQ bubble” as evidence that no one is significantly smarter than they are, leading them to overestimate their own intelligence. How do you know that you’re not just fooling yourself?