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Many of the points in the article ring true for me, but I feel compelled to offer an alternate partial explanation for some of the trends. Family income correl
by Zak 17y ago
Many of the points in the article ring true for me, but I feel compelled to offer an alternate partial explanation for some of the trends.
Family income correlates with intelligence and determination. Intelligence seems to be heritable, and determination may be; it's certainly passed along through upbringing if not genetics. Intelligence and determination also correlate well with high school performance, SAT scores and to some degree, athletics.
There may well be a conspiracy here, but I think we'd see the same trend to a lesser degree without it.
- aaronbrethorst 17y agoAhem, Paris Hilton.
- mrtron 17y agoIgnoring personal taste, she is wildly successful/famous and makes oodles of money from products just having her name on it.
- aaronbrethorst 17y agoParis is rich because she's rich, and famous because she's famous. To me, she's a symbol of much that's wrong with the US today. None of this says that she's particularly intelligent or savvy.
- mrtron 17y agoWhich brings us full circle back to the article: "Golden’s focus was on legacy admissions, which are essentially affirmative action for the rich and which provide huge advantages for applicants..."