[RigelKentaurus]

I think the distribution of intelligence is extremely unfair in nature, leading to extremely unequal outcomes in society. I volunteer with an organization that gets ex-cons back on their feet and reintegrate into society by treating them for addiction, teaching basic finance skills, etc. I have found that for the majority of people in this program, their IQ is quite low compared with the average person, and it shows up in the form of extreme short-term thinking, not understanding interest rates, etc. It left me quite dejected, TBH. Not sure whether there is a solution.

[emil-lp]

So you're telling me jailtime lowers people's IQs?

[arw0n]

I think they are implying that people with lower intelligence are more likely to be in jail. There's at least three reasons why I would consider this very plausible:

1. Intelligence is associated with higher impulse control.

2. Intelligent criminals are probably less likely to be caught. They might also have a better chance at working to lower their sentences after being caught.

3. It is harder to be successful with a lower IQ (although I would posit it is far from the most important factor), and economic hardship is strongly correlated with crime.