High IQ Countries Have Less Software Piracy, Research Finds (torrentfreak.com)

Ernesto Van der Sar, writing for TorrentFreak (edited and condensed): There are hundreds of reasons why people may turn to piracy. A financial motive is often mentioned, as well as lacking legal alternatives. A new study from a group of researchers now suggests that national intelligence can also be added to the list. In a rather straightforward analysis, the research examined the link between national IQ scores and local software piracy rates -- from data provided by the Business Software Alliance. They concluded that there's a trend indicating that countries with a higher IQ have lower software piracy rates.

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Re:Meaningless

[Anonymous Coward]

A nation does not have an "IQ"

There *are* nations other than the US, ya know?

Re:Meaningless

[LynnwoodRooster]

How does one measure "wisdom" objectively?

It's usually on the player's character sheet, sandwiched between Intelligence and Charisma.