Anecdotes don't defeat the general fact: education is a good proxy for intelligence, conscientiousness, IQ. This is not contentious. That doesn't mean there ar

Anecdotes don't defeat the general fact: education is a good proxy for intelligence, conscientiousness, IQ. This is not contentious. That doesn't mean there are not quite intelligent people who don't have a college degree, or that some kinds of specialized people are true artisans.