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Genetic factors drive the link between cognitive ability and socioeconomic status
Pay Post ^ | 3-10-26 | Eric Dolan

Posted on 03/13/2026 2:56:17 PM PDT by MarlonRando

A new study published in Scientific Reports suggests that the connection between a young adult’s cognitive ability and their future socioeconomic status is largely driven by their genes. The findings provide evidence that genetic factors play a larger role in educational and occupational success than environmental conditions. This underlying biology may help explain why some social interventions aimed at reducing inequality tend to fall short over the long term.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Education; Humor
KEYWORDS: captainobvious; eugenics; fakenews; iq; nlz; zot
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To: MarlonRando

Well this will get buried and memory holed in about a week, never to be seen or mentioned again.


41 posted on 03/13/2026 8:41:08 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: MarlonRando

IOW - Born a dummy, die a dummy. This is why the WEF/Bill Gates style elites are fine with eliminating 80% of the worlds population. And to economize by feeding them bugs, cockroaches, grubs and worms. And test tube grown meats.


42 posted on 03/13/2026 8:47:47 PM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity / )
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To: Fledermaus

And dramatized by Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche...


43 posted on 03/14/2026 3:07:53 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: MarlonRando

THAT’S RACIST!


44 posted on 03/14/2026 4:09:33 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The DemocRATic party is a treasonous America hating cult.)
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To: Veto!

Dad was smart. Apparently he was also good.


45 posted on 03/14/2026 7:12:01 AM PDT by Savage Beast (When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the people are ready, the hero appears.)
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To: aquila48
“Two groups of people whose members are easily identifiable as belonging to one or the other group, and whose AVERAGE group IQ is significantly different, will never be able to peacefully coexist together”

Until AI evolves a prefrontal cortex equivalent, it is the ultimate psychopath, and will kill anything without a care. Hopefully its IQ increases so rapidly, it will view humans as humorous pets rather than a competitor.

46 posted on 03/15/2026 8:30:48 AM PDT by Reeses
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