I get your point, but that is kind of a statist approach.
Another issue The Bell Curve discusses is the ongoing assortative mating by IQ. Much more than in any previous period, smart people marry smart people. If there is any hereditary component at all to intelligence, over time this will result in a largely hereditary upper class. And most who have studied it see a hereditary component of 1/2 to 2/3.
One of the flies in this ointment is the differential birth rate. High income, and presumably more competent people, have a much lower birth rate than low income people. If this is indeed correlated with intelligence and intelligence is party hereditary, after a few generations our population will be significantly less intelligent on average.
“One of the flies in this ointment is the differential birth rate. High income, and presumably more competent people, have a much lower birth rate than low income people. If this is indeed correlated with intelligence and intelligence is party hereditary, after a few generations our population will be significantly less intelligent on average.”
Welcome to “Idiocracy.”
Watching "Through the Worm Hole" I was suprised that they seriously discussed genetic influences on IQ. Races are advantaged in different ways and dis-advantaged in others. However I don't believe that two people of the same genetic background with high IQs tend to give birth to high IQ children. In fact, statistically there should be a regression to the norm meaning the child is more likely to be less intelligent than either parent.
“I get your point, but that is kind of a statist approach.”
No question about it. Actually Sphynx approach to it regarding vouchering is probably the best thing for our kids.
Both of your posts were very informative.