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by toasterlovin 2596 days ago
FWIW, most results from behavioral genetics point to the nurture component of nature + nurture being maxed out for the normal range of experiences that kids have in the developed world. In other words, most of where you end up is genetics + chance. I guess you can make the argument that nurture really matters for ascending into the aristocracy, but the aristocracy is out of reach for the vast majority of people, no matter what they do.