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		SubiculumCode on Dec 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The impotence of being clever "Growing up I was top of my class/district (same as my parents and theirs, which really suggests a genetic component). No it doesn't. It implicates an inheritable component, just not necessarily a genetic one. Education, wealth, culture, prosperity, etc.

eastbound on Dec 3, 2022 [–]

> Education, wealth, culture, prosperity, etc.

Wow, would you think it’s possible that there is a correlation between intelligent people and groups which create education, wealth, culture, prosperity, etc.?

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