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It's also a fact that American blacks have several standard deviations less wealth than whites. If wealth ultimately is the driver for such a disparity, and ed
by endisneigh 5y ago
It's also a fact that American blacks have several standard deviations less wealth than whites.
If wealth ultimately is the driver for such a disparity, and education is the gateway to said wealth, you're effectively trapping people.
- tomp 5y ago> If wealth ultimately is the driver for such a disparity Fortunately, we know it's not. Black Nigerian immigrants slightly outperform whites in many careers, and very likely start with substantially less wealth (because they're immigrants). So one variable is constant (skin color), a few are "worse" (wealth, knowledge of English), a few might be better (motivation, IQ, work ethics, cultural expectations, ...).
- endisneigh 5y agoA single counterexample doesn't invalidate a trend, lol. One could say Nigerian immigrants, coming from the richest country in Africa, would show better outcomes over other African immigrants. Oh wait, they do.
- tomp 5y agoA single counterexample does invalidate a theory that poor Black American (not other black immigrants') performance is caused by poverty and/or racism.
- endisneigh 5y agoOK, but I never said it's caused by poverty
- Chris2048 5y ago> If wealth ultimately is the driver for such a disparity My understanding of "IQ" (although there seem to be multiple definitions) is that is it supposed to be the purely physical (mental?) trait i.e. unaffected by environmental factors. Although I suppose whether that is the case is an open question (for me at least, unless anyone familiar with the topic can comment?).