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I don’t think they ever said genetics play a large role or as large as a role as those other factors. Maybe you made that association by them grouping them toge

I don’t think they ever said genetics play a large role or as large as a role as those other factors. Maybe you made that association by them grouping them together with things that matter but I think clean drinking water has a far greater impact than genetics ever will. Does it mean genetics are worthless to discuss? No. But in the scheme of the worlds issues and achievements of people - we’re at clean drinking water level. Genetics influence on average is so little compared to others and it’s so very obvious as to not need much research to be so clear. (As you can easily see how people change when in different environments alone - same genes, different environment)

luckylion 5y ago
> But in the scheme of the worlds issues and achievements of people - we’re at clean drinking water level. On the world level, yes. On a Western country level? No. Well, maybe in the US, in some parts, flammable drinking water probably doesn't help. But if you look at Sweden or Germany, "it's the drinking water" doesn't work. To discount genetics is to close your eyes to reality -- not incredibly helpful when you're trying to understand something. And understanding helps if you want to change something, which progressives do.