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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by solosoyokaze on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:40PM (#26241010)
> Genetics and family wealth still have a huge influence on "future impact,"

In what way would genetics have a huge influence on future impact? That sounds like eugenics.

Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by tharne on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:57PM (#26241281)
How is it "like eugenics" to state that children inherit genes from their parents, and are often similar in many ways to their parents? That just sounds like biology.

It's not helpful to trivialize terms like "eugenics".

Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by solosoyokaze on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:00PM (#26241328)
Genetics have no predictive power on future impact to society. Take one of those wealthy children and put them in an orphanage, see if they do the same as their siblings.