FuturePotus: “So a person with an IQ of 180 had an equal chance of winning a Nobel Prize as one with an IQ of 140.”
I think it’s better to have an IQ of 140 than 180. It’s not kidai to be so much smarter than everyone else. And it’s not necessary either (as you pointed out).
There are a lot of qualities that are at least as important as IQ, and having too high an IQ can make it harder to attain those qualities (social skills, emotional balance and wellbeing, etc.)