The linked article starts with "We were born in a wealthy country to white, well-off parents who lived in thriving communities and were able to send us to exce

The linked article starts with "We were born in a wealthy country to white, well-off parents who lived in thriving communities and were able to send us to excellent schools. These factors, among many others, put us in a great position to be successful." It would be more intellectually honest if Bill Gates had mentioned his very high IQ as a factor in his success. This article estimates an average IQ of 82 rather than below 70 for sub-Saharan Africans. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289609000634 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01602... Intelligence Volume 38, Issue 1, January–February 2010, Pages 1-20 A systematic literature review of the average IQ of sub-Saharan Africans M.Wicherts, Conor V.Dolan, Han L.J. van der Maas A response by Lynn and Meisenberg in the same journal, defending the below-70 estimate, is at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289609001275 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01602... .