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Well, yes since IQ is the largest predictor we have for socio-economic achievement, and is highly heritable. Rich parents have rich kids & smart parents have sm
by fvdessen 7y ago
Well, yes since IQ is the largest predictor we have for socio-economic achievement, and is highly heritable. Rich parents have rich kids & smart parents have smart kids & more often than not the two happen at the same time, because being smart is the best predictor of financial success.
- jedberg 7y agoThat’s a circular argument though. If the IQ test is biased towards rich people then of course rich people will score better.
- fvdessen 7y agoIQ tests are biased for wealth like bathroom scales are biased for height. What you want is an IQ measure normalized for wealth, like BMI is for height, but what would be the point of that measure ?