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I wonder why people assume accepting IQ implies a dystopian eugenics future. I see it as an argument for a lot of progressive policies. If everyone is in contro
by gmarx 10y ago
I wonder why people assume accepting IQ implies a dystopian eugenics future. I see it as an argument for a lot of progressive policies. If everyone is in control of their mental abilities then it follows that lack of success is down to personal laziness and success is all about how diligent a person is. People "deserve" their fates.
On the other hand if some people are born with an advantage, they won the genetic lottery, it seems to me more justifiable to have government policies which prevent the clever from taking advantage of the dim. Today in the US the principle is if you are clever enough you deserve all the money and screw the people who didn;t have the good sense to be born smart.