"... while the wealthy are no more likely to be born stupid than the poor , a wealthy upbringing compounds stupidity while a hardscrabble childhood dilutes it,

"... while the wealthy are no more likely to be born stupid than the poor , a wealthy upbringing compounds stupidity while a hardscrabble childhood dilutes it, if only for Darwinian reasons. This is why the elite need a prophylactic barrier of shitty state schools, to prevent clever kids from working-class post codes ousting them from the Enclave of Privilege." Mitchell, David (2014-09-02). The Bone Clocks: A Novel (p. 179). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.