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Re:The Middle Child Is Going Extinct by danieltillett on Sunday July 15, 2018 @09:55PM (#17538227)
Actually we know that intelligence is mostly genetic (especially at the high end), but even if it isn’t, the family environment provided by (most) intelligent parents is very conducive to raising intelligent children.

It doesn’t matter the means (environment or genetic) as both will contribute to smart parents raising smart children (provided they have children).

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Re:The Middle Child Is Going Extinct by smt88 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:57PM (#17538663)
Socioeconomic status is far, far more important than genes[1]. If you want more smart people, give people more money.

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/under-the-influence/...

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Re:The Middle Child Is Going Extinct by danieltillett on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:42AM (#17539019)
That is not what the article says, nor what the science on this topic says either [0]. Read the section on Heritability and socioeconomic status.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ

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Re:The Middle Child Is Going Extinct by fjsolwmv on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:07AM (#17538893)
Of you give dumb people more money, they will get swindled by smart people.
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Re:The Middle Child Is Going Extinct by tcbawo on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:22PM (#17538531)
I don't know if we need more smart parents or rather caring/nurturing families. You don't have to be smart, but children of dysfunctional families are at a disadvantage for breaking the cycle.
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Re:The Middle Child Is Going Extinct by danieltillett on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:56PM (#17538659)
Well we certainly need fewer dysfunctional families, but if we want more smart people we need to encourage more smart people to become parents.
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