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There's an assumption being made here that higher IQ will translate into greater societal contributions.

• sinenomine 4y ago
  There is a lot of research on this, and one of the largest results [1][2] shows that this association of IQ and societal contributions is robust even at the far end of the spectrum, with top quartile of already very bright SMPY cohort exceeding expectations. Instead of plain FUD and denial of this inequality, we should develop sophisticated means of cognitive enhancement and make these available to all. 1. http://www.nature.com/news/how-to-raise-a-genius-lessons-from-a-45-year-study-of-super-smart-children-1.20537 http://www.nature.com/news/how-to-raise-a-genius-lessons-fro... 2. https://infoproc.blogspot.com/2016/09/smpy-in-nature.html?m=1 https://infoproc.blogspot.com/2016/09/smpy-in-nature.html?m=...
  • organsnyder 4y ago
    These links show the correlation between high IQ and reaching positions of power and influence. Have we established that having higher-IQ people in those positions leads to better societal outcomes?
    • sinenomine 4y ago
      In this discussion and in SMPY study political power is besides the point. It's the amount of quantifiable social contributions: patents and PhD theses that's interesting, and the association is obvious. Some of the societal outcomes could be explained with elite IQ distribution as per "Smart fraction theory" though.