Comments on: Why Mensa Sucks

By: Daryl

Daryl — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:07:31 +0000

Sherilynn :
It is refreshing to be able to sit and chat about everything from politics to bunnies and not worry about dumbing down.

Thanks for illustrating my point so clearly.

By: Sherilynn

Sherilynn — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 04:40:52 +0000

Perhaps your chapter acts that way, but I have had a completely different experience.

It is refreshing to be able to sit and chat about everything from politics to bunnies and not worry about dumbing down.

I don’t make it to many gatherings, but every time I attend I feel like I am welcome.

Membership has its privileges, and in my Mensa chapter, that privilege is unquestionable acceptance.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:05:55 +0000

I was semi-interested and a friend and I took the test. We were both invited and I decided not to join. 2 meetings later, he stopped going for the same reasons you mention and the same reasons I did not want to join.

Mensa, for him, was a proverbial penis-size contest which amounted to little more than a complete waste of an evening.

I don’t show any favoritism toward people in Mensa. In fact, when they bring it up themselves, out of the blue, it makes them look like braggarts.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:56:11 +0000

I’ve never been to a mensa meeting but that’s exactly the way I pictured it. People with high IQ’s often have social defects and can be incredible boors. I think hanging out with “dumb” people is much more fun!

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:55:38 +0000

Hahahaha I have had the exact same experience with Mensa. My membership runs out 3/31/09 and I will not be sending them any money to renew. If I wanted to hang out with a group that thought they were better than everyone else, I’d hang out on FreeRepublic.com.