Regression to the mean is a real thing though. The reason why is this: every gene in your body is also in the bodies of millions of other people. Your genes a

Regression to the mean is a real thing though. The reason why is this: every gene in your body is also in the bodies of millions of other people. Your genes are not unique. It’s the combination that’s unique. And the combination is diluted 50% with each generation. So Einstein was a prodigy and a genius, but his great grandchildren are pretty ordinary. That’s just the way it goes.