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"And if anything, that argument might suggest the upper 10% should almost have the lower 90 enthralled." People in the top 20% of intelligence (the interval ce
by apsec112 17y ago
"And if anything, that argument might suggest the upper 10% should almost have the lower 90 enthralled."
People in the top 20% of intelligence (the interval centered around the optimal 90th percentile for leadership) do dominate society. Virtually every CEO, every Congressman, every Senator, every President, every general, etc. etc. etc. is in that top 20%. See the Mainstream Science on Intelligence statement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Science_on_Intelligence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Science_on_Intellige...).