Indeed and Israel is lower because of they included Arabs who make up 25-30%
Naysayers will also say IQ tests even if the universal sorts of tests not based on contemporary knowledge but more on pattern and shape and other cognitive markers are indeed a social construct as well
Hence they always have a reply to deny what they see around them
It’s just an excuse to not have to accept the harsh reality of the human existence
I’m not bitter that my Scots Irish Anglo southern ancestry is likely not as smart as Jews or high Chinese or Germans
I do the best with what I’ve got as did my hardscrabble kin going back to plowshares and pikes days of lore long ago did long ago
I’m of Irish descent. Stubborn, gift of the gab, and tough can get one pretty far in life. I do engineering as well, so I’m not a total idiot...