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by imInGoodCompany 2462 days ago
The report is saying that where you are born is the most predictive factor in determining how well you will do later in life, compared to other metrics.

By the way, how well do your theories on IQ and "genetic legacy" (nice dog-whistle) perform in combination with the actual data that shows pretty much every country in the world improving under almost every metric? Take Bangladesh now vs. 50 years ago for instance. Did the nation's "genetic legacy" magically improve over that time period?

Though I guess it must be easier to just attribute your situation to genetic superiority, rather than to theories supported by actual data.

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I really don't care to wade into the unproductive morass of population-level IQ.

However, if you tell me that somebody's parents average an 85 IQ or have family histories of dyslexia, short-term memory deficits, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, that's more predictive of how well they are going to do in life than what zip code they happen to reside in.